Reformation Vocab

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Martin Luther

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German monk whose protests against the Catholic Church led to the Reformation.

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Indulgence

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Release from punishments due for a sin.

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Reformation

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16th-century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of new Christian churches.

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excommunicate

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take away a person’s right to membership in a church

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Lutheran

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member of a Protestant church founded on the teachings of Martin Luther

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Protestant

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Member of a Christian church founded on Reformation principles.

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Henry VIII

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King of England whose conflict with the Catholic Church led to Protestantism.

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Anglican

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relating to the Church of England

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John Calvin

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French Protestant teaching predestination

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Predestination

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Doctrine that God has decided all things beforehand, including who will be saved.