The Protestant Reformation Vocabulary

the ability to read and write

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

certificates that forgave a person's sins in return from money or gifts given to the church

not valid, or bad in action, manners, or values

to form again, make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it

a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation

a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches

to be removed/kicked out of the Catholic Church. This meant one could not perform the sacraments or go to heaven during the Middle Ages

the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience

a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group