THEO 228 Quiz: glossary 2 lecture 4-5

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Theology
• Course: THEO 228
• Professor: Sarah Terrault

Document Summary

An abbot or abbess for a woman is the leader of a monastic community. Abbacy is the term used to refer to her or his office or tenure as leader. Abstinence from indulging one"s desires for the purposes of discernment and self- reorientation. "soul-friend", anamchara was the term used for a person who hears confessions and accompanies, and advises a person in their spiritual journey. The anamchara might be male or female, monastic or lay. Annals are records of events, usually by year and in chronological order often compiled and kept by monastic communities. Anglo-saxon is the term used historically for any member of the germanic peoples who entered and inhabited parts of england and wales from the fifth to the eleventh centuries. "anglo-saxon". aka old english. is also the term used for the language spoken and written in england during that time period.