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Reformation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Great Schism | the split in the church in 1378 |
| indulgence | a pardon for sin |
| Protestant | a Christian who broke with the Catholic Church |
| Martin Luther | the man who called for reform and inspired opposition to the Church |
| Reformation | the movement of opposition to the Catholic Church |
| John Calvin | a French reformer |
| federalism | The sharing of power between an organization and its members |
| predestination | the belief that people are chosen for salvation before they are born |
| St. Ignatius of Loyola | the founder of the Jesuits |
| Inquisition | a court that investigated people who wandered from Catholicism |
| Jesuits | a religious order established in the 1530s |
| convert | to adopt a different religion |
| covenant | an agreement |
| missionary | a person who goes to foreign countries to do religious work |
| Peace of Westphalia | the treaty recognizing permanent division of Western Europe into Catholic and Protestant nations |