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history-reformation
ch.9 key terms
Term | Definition |
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reformation | a time of change in the church during the 16 century |
simony | sale of jobs in the church |
nepotism | appointment of relations for jobs in the church |
pluralism | when a priest/bishop is in charge of more than 1 parish/diocese |
abenteeism | when a priest/bishop fails to turn up at mass |
indulgences | prayer and forgiveness of sins offered in return for money |
justification by faith alone | you can only get to heaven if you truly believe in and love god |
95 theses | martin luthers 95 arguments against indulgences |
diet of the worms | meeting held in worms with all the princes |
edict of worms | the decision made at the diet of worms |
presbyterianism | john calvins protestant religion |
the city of god | geneva, switzerland, when ruled by john calvin |
predestination | the belief that gods picks who will go to heaven before they are born |
the counter reformation | the catholic church responding to the protestant reformation |
the council of trent | meeting of catholic clergy which tried to fix the problems with the church |
jesuits | new order of catholic priest who wanted to return protestants back to catholic faith |
heresy | a belif that contradicts or goes against the teachings of the catholic church |
heretic | anyone who went against the church |
inquistion | the church court that arrested and put on trial suspected heretics |
transusbstantiation | it is taught that the bread and waine become the body and blood of christ at communion |
consubstantion | communuion meant that the bread and wine change into the body and blood of christ while still remaining the bread and wine. |
excommunicated | expelled from the church |
papal bull | an offical letter sent by the pope. |