| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| season before Christmas in the western church | advent | 87%
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| ritual that commands an evil spirit / the devil to depart | exorcism | 72%
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| a pronouncement of God's forgiveness for those who have confessed | absolution | 65%
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| liturgical minister who leads the singing or sings alone | cantor | 48%
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| the ten commandments | decalogue | 46%
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| an Evangelical invitation for those who want to dedicate their lives to God to come forward to the altar | altar call | 43%
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| "image breaking" impulse to destroy or reject religious images | iconoclasm | 43%
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| recurring verse sung in alteration | antiphon | 41%
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| the podium to which one walks to read the word | ambo | 39%
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| system of apportioning biblical readings for worship rather than reading continuously | lectionary | 39%
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| "the law of prayer is the law of belief" and expresses the close connection between worship and faith | lex orandi lex credendi | 39%
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| afternoon prayer of the hours | vespers | 39%
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| the distinct end of a church where the altar is located | apse | 37%
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| a hymn or other song text from outside the psalms | canticle | 37%
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| Greek word derived from "to call upon" or "invoke" and commonly refers tot he part of the Eucharistic prayer that asks the Spirit to come on the sacrament | epiclesis | 37%
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| psalmody sung at the beginning of mass or while processing | introit | 37%
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| book or set of books containing the official daily prayer rites | breviary | 35%
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| psalm chant between the epistle and the Gospel | gradual | 35%
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| praying the psalms with two groups alternately saying or chanting | antiphonal | 33%
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| distinct part of a traditional church where the font is located and baptisms performed | baptistery | 33%
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| Latin for "commandment" and often used at the Maundy Thursday foot washing | mandatum | 33%
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| a newly baptized Christian | neophyte | 33%
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| a brief liturgical response, such as "amen" or "blessed be God" | acclamation | 30%
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| Greek term for recalling God's redeeming acts as past and present; also an element of Eucharistic prayer | anamnesis | 30%
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| Latin for "lift up your hearts" | sursum corda | 30%
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| a technical term for music that has two or more parts | polyphony | 28%
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| Greek for "thrice holy" refers either to the sanctus or Holy God, Holy and mighty, Holy immortal one have mercy upon us" | trisagion | 28%
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| belief that liturgical practices neither commanded nor forbidden are permitted | adiaphora | 26%
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| words spoken over someone being baptized | baptismal formula | 26%
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| practice of reading scripture in sequence over time; preferred by Protestant churches over a lectionary system | lectio continua | 26%
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| Simeon's words upon seeing the child Jesus at his presentation in the temple | nunc dimittis | 26%
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| technical name for the whole Eucharistic prayer | anaphora | 24%
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| Hebrew prayer that blesses God "Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe" | berakah | 24%
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| an Eastern rite term for a set of liturgical prayers and blessings | euchology | 22%
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| in historical methodist and evangelical communities for people to come to confess and pray | mourner's bench | 22%
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| the texts that remain the same in all masses | ordinary (of the mass) | 22%
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| the cycle of the liturgical year commemorating the lives of saints and martyrs | sanctoral cycle | 20%
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| Latin for "provision for a journey" refers to the Eucharist given to someone who is dying | viaticum | 20%
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| the liturgical calendar as it relates to the seasons | temporal cycle | 15%
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| a book containing prayers used by a presbyter or bishop for the celebration of mass and other liturgical occasions | sacrementary | 9%
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