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Reformation Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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indulgences | A grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment for sins. |
simony | The selling and buying of positions in the Catholic Church. |
saints | Someone officially recognized as holy by the Catholic Church. |
Reformation | A religious reform movement from the early 1500s to the 1600s that led to the formation of new Christian groups. |
doctrine | A belief or set of beliefs, especially relating to religion. |
Protestant | A Christian who separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation; today, any member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation. |
Martin Luther | A German priest who broke away from the Catholic Church to start his own religion, Lutheranism. His posting of the Ninety-Five Theses started the Reformation. |
thesis | An argument, often written, to support an idea. |
denomination | A particular religious group within a larger faith; for example, Lutheranism is one denomination within Christianity. |
treaty | A written agreement between two or more nations. |