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3.3 Vocab
Protestant Reformation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King of England who broke away from the Catholic Church to create a new Church of England (Because Pope refused to let him get a divorce/remarry) | Henry VIII |
| The Catholic Church’s movement to reform itself and stop the spread of Protestantism. | Counter Reformation |
| German monk who started the Protestant Reformation by criticizing the Catholic Church, (Indulgences) | Martin Luther |
| Belief that your fate in the afterlife is chosen before birth/when you are born (Mostly in Calvinism) | Predestination |
| Payments made to the Catholic Church that would reduce punishment for sins (Ticket to heaven) | Indulgences |
| Church-led courts used to find and punish heretics (people against Church teachings). | Inquisition |
| List of complaints written by Martin Luther in 1517 against the Catholic Church, especially indulgences. | 95 Theses |
| Religious movement in the 1500s that split Christianity and led to Protestant churches breaking away from Catholicism. | Protestant Reformation |
| The buying or selling of Church positions or sacred things | Simony |
| Catholic religious order founded to strengthen the Church and fight the spread of Protestantism. | Jesuits |
| Protestant reformer who taught predestination and helped spread Calvinism (Predestination) | John Calvin |
| Church of England created by Henry VIII separate from Catholic Church. | Anglican Church |
| Governing council in some Christian churches that makes decisions on doctrine and church rules (Eastern Orthodox contexts). | Holy Synod |
| Catholic Church meeting 1545–1563 that clarified beliefs and reformed Church practices during the Counter Reformation | Council Of Trent |
| the people chosen by God for salvation (In Calvinism) | Elect |