key terms Flashcards
Protector
The term used to describe Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, who was in charge of the kingdom as Edward was too young to rule in his own right.
Somerset’s rule is described as a ‘protectorate’ or ‘protectorship’.
Mortal Sin
A sin, which if unforgiven, could lead a person’s soul to be subject to external damnation.
Homily
A published reading which could be substituted for a sermon produced by a clergymen.
Evangelical
Term used by Historians to describe anyone who favoured further religious reform.
Those who were opposed to further religious reform are usually described as conservatives.
Iconoclasm
The breaking of images.
More radical Protestants assumed that images were prohibited because of the wording of the third of the Ten Commandments in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament.
Mercenary
Professional soldier who offers his services to the highest bidder.
Catholic Reformation
The attempts of the Catholic Church across Europe to reform itself.
Legatine Synod
A joint assembly summoned by the papal legate.
In this context, Pole as papal legate had the right to summon the clergy from both provinces of the English Church - Canterbury and York - to legatine synod.
Other Archbishops of Canterbury did not have this right.
Calvinism
A more radical form of Protestantism put forward in Geneva by the French reformer John Calvin.
