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The Reformation
Junior Cert History
Term | Definition |
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Reformation | Changes in the Catholic Church |
Catholics | Followers of the Pope |
Protestants | Non-followers of the Pope |
Abuses | Things Martin Luther thought were wrong with the chuch |
Pluralism | A priest having more than one parish |
Absenteeism | A priest being absent from his parish |
Indulgences | Buying forgiveness |
Nepotism | Giving jobs to family |
Simony | Selling jobs |
Martin Luther | Monk |
95 theses | A list of things that Luther thought was wrong with the Catholic Church. He nailed it to the door of the Wittenberg Cathederal |
Justification by Faith Alone | Luther's main belief |
Papal Bull | Letter from the Pope |
Excommunicate | Get expelled from the Catholic Church |
Presbyterian | Followers of Calvin |
Geneva | Sacred city of Calvin |
Predestination | Your fate was decided before you were born |
Heritic | A person who spoke out against the Church |
Henry VIII | King of England |
Counter-Reformation | Catholic Church reforms to get people back |
Jesuits | Catholic group founded by Ignatius of Loyola |