Reformation Vocab

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A religious group within a larger faith; e.g., Lutheranism in Christianity.

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Denomination

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Written agreement between nations

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Treaty

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Belief or set of beliefs, especially in religion

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Doctrine

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An argument, often written, to support an idea

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Theses

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Grant by the Catholic Church releasing a person from sin punishment

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Indulgences

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A Christian who separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation; any member of a Christian church founded on Reformation principles.

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Protestant

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Religious reform movement (1500s-1600s) leading to new Christian groups

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Reformation

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Selling and buying positions in the Catholic Church

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Simony

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Officially recognized as holy by the Catholic Church

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Saint

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A German priest who broke from the Catholic Church to start Lutheranism and posted the Ninety-Five Theses, initiating the Reformation.

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Martin Luther