Sign and Symbol (Junior Cert Religious Education): Flashcards

Direct communication with one clear, universal meaning

Carries deeper significance & multiple layers of meaning

Connect with minds & emotions, creating powerful responses

The cross

Christ's crucifixion, death, burial & resurrection

Life and spiritual cleansing

Beginning of new spiritual life

Risen Jesus & Christ as light of the world

God as beginning & end of all things

Sacred artwork on wood helping worshippers connect to God

Skilled artists who create sacred religious images

Prayer and fasting while working

Heaven

Humanity

Screen separating congregation from altar in Orthodox churches