a Christian church which contains the seat of a bishop serving as the central church of a diocese the body of people ordained for religious service, especially in the Christian church (priests) a religious grouping within a faith that has its own system of organization a body of clergy organized into ranks a revival of the Western Roman Empire with emperor appointed by pope a holy picture image especially an oil painting on a wooden panel, of a type revered and prayed to in the Eastern Orthodox churches A highly decorated passage of religious text that was done by hand Those helping in the church but not a clergy member court officials appointed by Charlemagne to be "messengers of the lord king

1. Cathedral

a Christian church which contains the seat of a bishop serving as the central church of a diocese

2. Clergy

the body of people ordained for religious service, especially in the Christian church (priests)

3. Denomination

a religious grouping within a faith that has its own system of organization

4. Hierarchy

a body of clergy organized into ranks

5. Holy Roman Empire

a revival of the Western Roman Empire with emperor appointed by pope

6. Icon

a holy picture image especially an oil painting on a wooden panel, of a type revered and prayed to in the Eastern Orthodox churches

7. Illuminated manuscript

A highly decorated passage of religious text that was done by hand

8. Laypeople

Those helping in the church but not a clergy member

9. Missi dominici

court officials appointed by Charlemagne to be "messengers of the lord king.''

10. Pagan

Worshiping more than one god or as local cultures worship