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- 2. a French theologian and a pivotal figure in the Protestant Reformation
- 4. a 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches.
- 6. a follower of Martin Luther.
- 8. "the liberated one" from sin through Christ's grace.
- 10. a grant by the Pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages.
- 12. a list of propositions written by Martin Luther in 1517 that challenged the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences, or certificates that granted the buyer remission of sin.
- 13. the divine foreordaining of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others. It has been particularly associated with the teachings of St. Augustine of Hippo and of Calvin.
- 14. relating to or denoting the Church of England or any Church in communion with it.
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- 1. Institutes of the Christian Religion is a foundational book by John Calvin, first published in 1536, that systematically presents Protestant theology, serving as a key text for Calvinism and the broader Reformation, explaining core doctrines like God's sovereignty, salvation, the church, and sacraments to instruct Christians and challenge Catholic beliefs
- 3. 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, including the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches.
- 5. declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).
- 7. radical 16th-century Protestants known for "re-baptizing" believers who had been baptized as infants, believing baptism should follow a conscious confession of faith (believer's baptism).
- 9. the Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors, which develops Luther's doctrine of justification by faith alone and emphasizes the grace of God and the doctrine of predestination.
- 11. at worms a famous 1521 assembly of the Holy Roman Empire in Worms, Germany, where Martin Luther was summoned to answer for his heretical writings, famously refusing to recant unless convinced by Scripture, which led to his excommunication and declared outlaw status, solidifying the Protestant Reformation.