Vocab 6 Flashcards
few Catholics planned to blow up Parliament & the king
Gunpowder plot
Various Protestant groups fighting Catholic takeover in Germany; a series of wars lasting from 1618-1648.
30 years war
The depose of James II by parliament and the appointment of his Protestant daughter Mary (1688)
Glorious revolution
new devotion. Emphasized Christ’ humanity, intimacy with people & boundless love. Called for First Friday Holy Communion & holy hour of prayer
Sacred heart Jesus
Name for the Papal supporters; meaning “beyond the mountains
Ultranomites
State control of the Church in another Catholic country.
Josephinism
The first movement of misguided spiritual renewal in France, causing great turmoil as it bordered on Calvinism.
Jansenism
Virtue-filled form of Christian self-discipline, important to living an authentic Christian lifestyle.
Asceticism
share in God’s own life
Holiness
Someone who spreads the Gospel message to other non-Catholic communities. They may be a member of the laity
Missionaries
In the 18th century, an era of heightened thinking and reason.
Enlightenment
philosophy which stressed the power of human reason to explain reality apart from divine revelation and religious authority.
Rationalism
philosophy which does not deny God’s existence but marginalizes God’s involvement in creation.
Deism
secret society… an offshoot of Deism but they openly attack Christianity & were deemed heretical by Pope Clement XII
Free masons
revolution in science that derived from observable data.
Scientific revolution
created by deputies of the 3rd Estate who believed they could create a unified equal representation of all people in France; calling for liberty, equality & fraternity
National Assembly
which, local dioceses matched civil boundaries, and bishops & priests were appointed by civil assemblies (not apostolic succession).
Civil constitution of the clergy
tyrannical group called “Committee of Public Safety” in which 10,000+ French citizens were killed & an attempt to erase Christianity began killing 100’s of priests, brothers & nuns.
Reign of terror
final” new ruling government after the Reign of Terror. They restored freedom to worship, authorized separation of Church & State & Catholics could worship again w/ permission, pymt & loyalty oaths
Directory
Peace negotiations between Napoleon & Pope Pius VII
Cordantant of 1812
German for conflict of cultures
KULTURKAMPF
divine guarantee that the pope’s official statements of doctrine regarding faith & morals are free from errors
Papal infallibility
Pope Pius IX apologetic material against liberalism, materialism & rationalism of the time.
Syllabus of errors
Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical that called on govt’s to enact laws to protect the rights of workers (fair wages, & right to form trade unions).
Rerum Novarum
