Reformation Flashcards
a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s
Protestant Reformation
Christians who don’t follow the Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church.
Protestants
a protestant group in France
Huguenots
to formally take back
recant
actions against God or church law
sins
a kind of cancellation of punishment for sin
indulgences
a document outlining his ideas about why the Church was wrong to exchange indulgences for donations
Luther’s 95 Theses
The assembly of religious leaders and princes where Luther was ordered to appear. There, he was told to recant his beliefs. But when he refused, he was excommunicated
Diet of Worms
was a treaty that allowed citizens to practice their own religion
Peace of Westphalia
a series of meetings called in 1545, to find ways to revive the moral authority of the Catholic Church and stop the spread of Protestantism
Council of Trent
a movement to strengthen the teachings and structure of the Catholic Church
Counter Reformation
an official act of ending a marriage (official agreement, decision, or result) and also to act like it never happened.
Annul
a time of religious persecution
inquisition
religious subgroups
sect
a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534. Also known as the Society of Jesus
Jesuits