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Vocab Lesson 30
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 a new Christian group. |
| doctrine | A belief or set of beliefs, especially relating to religion. |
| Protestant | A Christian who separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation. |
| Martin Luther | A German priest who broke away from the Catholic Church to start his own religion, Lutheranism. |
| theses | An argument, often written, to support an idea. |
| denomination | A particular religious group within a larger faith. |
| treaty | A written agreement between two or more nations. |