Midterm- Reformation

Question 1

Reformation

Answer 1

a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches.

Question 2

Indulgences

Answer 2

a thing that is indulged in; a luxury

Question 3

95 Theses

Answer 3

The Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences were written by Martin Luther in 1517 and are widely regarded as the initial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation.

Question 4

Presbyterianism

Answer 4

Presbyterianism is a branch of Reformed Protestantism which traces its origins to the British Isles. Presbyterian churches derive their name from the presbyterian form of church government, which is government by representative assemblies of elders

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Calvinism

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Calvinism (also called the Reformed tradition, Reformed Christianity or the Reformed faith) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice of John Calvin and other Reformation-era theologians.

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Predestination

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the doctrine that all things are willed by God

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Anabaptism

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the doctrine that baptism should only be administered to believing adults, held by a radical Protestant sect that emerged during the 1520s and 1530s

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Annulment

Answer 8

legal procedure for declaring a marriage dull or void

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Church of England

Answer 9

the officially established Christian church in England an the mother church of the worldwide Angelican communion

Question 10

Henry VIII

Answer 10

1509-1547 King of England

Question 11

Catholic/Counter Reformation

Answer 11

the reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and 17th centuries

Question 12

Council of Trent

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held between 1545 and 1563 in Trenta. One of the Church’s most important councils. Prompted by the protestant reformation Embodiment of the Counter reformation

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Inquisition

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a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation

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Jesuits

Answer 14

Christian male religious congregation of the catholic church

Question 15

Elizabeth I

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queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to her death. Sometimes referred to as “The Virgin Queen”, “Gloriana”, or “Good Queen Bess”.

Question 16

Ignatius of Loyola

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Saint 1491-1556. Spanish ecclesiastic who founded the Society of Jesus and was a leader of the Counter Reformation.