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Chapter 15
The Reformation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| heretic | a person who holds a belief that a religious authority thinks is false |
| reformation | a movement that challenged and changed the Catholic religion in Europe |
| salvation | eternal happiness for one's soul |
| indulgence | a church paper that says that a person will not be punished after death for their sins |
| purgatory | a place of suffering after death |
| excommunicate | to say that someone can no longer be a member of a church |
| Lutheran Church | the church established by Martin Luther |
| minister | a person who can lead a religious ceremony in a Lutheran church |
| baptism | a ritual by which a person becomes a Christian |
| communion | a ritual by which Christians grow in their faith |
| Protestant | a reformer who protested against the Catholic Church |
| annul | to announce that a marriage never existed between two people |
| Anglican Church | the Church of England |
| Puritan | an English Protestant who wanted to purify the Anglican Church |
| Calvinism | the religious movement founded by John Calvin |
| Huguenot | a French Calvinist |
| Catholic Reformation | the Catholic Church's reforms that attempted to fight Protestant beliefs |
| censor | to prevent someone from reading or viewing something |
| Roman Inquisition | a Catholic court that inquired into people's religious beliefs |
| Jesuit | a member of the Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus |
| Edict of Worms | a decree that stated anyone could kill Martin Luther without being punished, ruler of Holy Roman Empire signed- a Catholic |
| Edict of Nantes | King of France issued, it gave Protestant Huguenots more political and religious rights, discouraged the building of Protestant churches in Catholic areas |
| Council of Trent | they wrote down the most important beliefs of the Catholic Church- stopped sale of indulgences, find salvation only through the Catholic Church, accept the Pope as the leader of the church, agree with Catholic's interpretation of the Bible |
| 95 Theses | a series of statements made by Martin Luther, against indulgences and other actions of the Catholic Church, printed and sent to other countries, the church lost money on sale of indulgences, church took steps to stop Luther's influence |
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