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Chapter 8 Vocab
Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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annul | to cancel |
divine right | a belief in early Europe that a king's authority to rule was granted by God, not the people |
indulgence | a pardon from the Catholic Church for a person's sins |
Reformation | movement to reform the Catholic Church ; led to creation of Protestantism |
theology | the study of religion and God |
clarify | to make something easier to understand |
philosophy | the study of nature and the meaning of life |
energy | to be very active and motivated |
consent | to approve of what is done |
eliminate | to get rid of something |
denomination | an organized branch of Christianity |
heresy | belief that differs from or contradicts the accepted teachings of a religion |
predestination | belief that no matter what a person does, the outcome of his or her life is already planned by God |
seminary | school for training and educating priests and ministers |
conclude | to decide on something by reasoning and investigating |
resource | a reserve of supplies |
contradict | to say the opposite of what someone else had said |
convert | to change from one belief to another |
impact | to have a strong effect on someone or something |