Vocab Module 9 Flashcards
Indulgence
A pardon releasing a person from punishment do to a sin
Reformation
16th century movement for religious reform leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the popes authority
Protestant
Christian church founded on the principles of reformation
Annul
To cancel or set aside
Excommunication
The taking away of a persons right of membership in a Christian church
Heretic
A person accused of having a religious be contrary to the official teaching of the church
Predestination
The doctrine that God has decided all thing beforehand including which people will be eternally saved
Inquisition
Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s
Theocracy
A government controlled by religious leaders
Catholic reformation
A 16th century movement in which the Roman Catholic Church sought to make changes in response to the Protestant reformation
Jesuits
Members of the society of Jesus a Roman Catholic religious order founded by lagnatius of loyola