Origins
A religious movement that gained momentum in the 1500s with the aim to reform the Catholic Church.
The Reformation
The movement to strengthen the teachings and structure of the Catholic Church.
An official action cancelling a marriage
Annulment
A form of government in which power is shared between local and national levels.
A kind of cancellation of punishment for sins that had been confessed and forgiven by God.
Indulgences
Members of the society of Jesus
Jesuits
Made the monarch (king or queen) the leader of the Church of England.
Act of Supremacy
To withdraw words or a claim
Recant
A series of meetings where Catholic leaders sought ways to revive the moral authority of the church and stop the spread of Protestantism.
Council of Trent
French Protestants
Huguenots
A subgroup of a major religious group
Sect
A place where a group of people is restricted to living and working in a separate quarter.
Ghetto
An official public order made by a king or another authority
Edict
The idea that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation.
Predestination
A government ruled by religious leaders
Theocracy
A fleet of ships
Armada