14 Reformations and Religious Wars KEY TERMS Flashcards
anticlericalism
opposition to the clergy
The Praise of Folly
written by Erasmus, condemned the superstitions of the parish clergy and the excessive rituals of the monks
pluralism
had many offices in the church but seldom visited them and did not hold the spiritual responsibilities of the benefices
1517
martin luther 95 theses
1521
diet of worms; charles IV summoned Luther to appear before the Diet of Worms
1598
edict of Nantes; Henry granted liberty of consci
Zwingli
Christian life rested on the Scriptures which were the pure words of God
transubstantiation
dogma; by the consecrating words of the priest during the Mass, the bread and wine become the actually body and blood of Christ
politiques
believed that only the restoration of strong monarchy could reverse the trend toward collapse