Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches
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- The season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
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- The state of being a ___ couple voluntarily joined for life
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- A member of a ___ church
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- Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem
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- The reestablishing of cordial relations
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- A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ
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- The abode of God and the angels
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- A group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites
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- Religious leader who leads worship
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- The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths
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- Holiday celebrated on December 25
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- A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
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- A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
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- An ardent early supporter of a cause or reform (plural)
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- The planet we live on
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