Enlightenment

2. a reform movement of the 1500s that split the Catholic Church and gave birth to the Protestant religion
7. relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a society: of or referring to the way of life of a particular people, esp. as shown in their ordinary behavior and habits, their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious beliefs:
9. a flowering of culture, based on classical Greek and Roman ideas, that began in Italy in around 1300 and later spread throughout Europe
10. a shift in thinking about the study of the natural world that began in the 1500s and departed from traditional religious teachings

1. a movement to revive and defend Catholicism in response to the Reformation
3. of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of government; of, relating to, or concerned with the making as distinguished from the administration of governmental policy
4. an intellectual movement of the 18th century that applied scientific methods to the study of society and government
5. a Renaissance philosophy emphasizing the worth of the individual and balancing religious faith with secular learning
6. a Christian who separated from the Catholic Church during the Reformation; today, any member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation
8. relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity; imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: having a strong belief in a god or gods SYN: devotional, sacred, spiritual