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A History of the Church in Africa

historiography the writing of history based on the critical
examination of sources; the selection of
particulars from the authentic materials and the
synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will
stand the test of critical methods

icon an object of uncritical devotion, or idol

imperialists related to the empire or emperor

inducement a motive or consideration which leads to action

ineffable unable to express in words

infanticide the killing of infants

jubilation an expression of great joy

legacy something important left by an ancestor or
predecessor

magnum opus the greatest achievement of an author

marginalize outside the main body of something

medieval during the middle ages

Monasticism the practice of withdrawing from an ordinary
pattern of life to search for piety, holiness, and
greater knowledge of God

Monophysitism the view that Jesus had only one nature; that in
Him, the divine and the human merged into a
single, unique nature

Monotheism belief that there is but one God

Nestorian after Nestorius who believed that Jesus had two
separate natures; he was condemned at the
Council of 431
nominal in name only, not real

paradigm a new example or pattern; new way of
doing things

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