Reformation Vocab Flashcards

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Protestant Reformation

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a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s

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Sins

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an offense against religious or moral law

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Indulgences

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a kind of cancellation of sin; a grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment for sins

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Luther’s 95 Theses

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the theses of Luther against the sale of indulgences in the Roman Catholic Church, posted by him on the door of a church

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5
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Diet of Worms

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held here (1521) at which Luther was condemned as a heretic.

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Recant

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to withdraw or take back

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Protestants

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a Christian who separated from the Catholic Church founded on the principle of the reformation.

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Predestination

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the idea that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation

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Sects

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a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong.

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10
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Counter-Reformation

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a movement to strengthen the teachings and structure of the Catholic Church

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Council of Trent

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a series of military meetings called in 1545, to find ways to revive the moral authority of the Catholic Church and stop the spread of Protestantism.

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Jesuits

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a religious order founded by Ignatious Loyola

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13
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Act of Supermacy

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1534 that made the king of England the leader of the church of England

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Nepotism

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the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

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Anglicanism

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Protestant denomination of the Christian faith was founded by Henry VIII in England

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Simony

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selling and buying of church positions in the Catholic Church

17
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Annulment

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an official act of cancelling a marriage

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Theocracy

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a government or state in which God is the supreme ruler, and religious officials govern in God’s name

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Martin Luther

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a German priest who broke away from the Catholic Church to start his own religion, Lutheranism. His posting of the 95 Theses started the Reformation.