| A | B |
|---|
| Salvation | Deliverance from sin and all its consequences. |
| Usury | Illegally lending money and/ or charging interest. |
| Alliance | An association formed for the benefit of all involved. |
| Annul | To declare invalid--especially marriages. |
| Christian Humanism | An intellectual movement that developed in Northern Europe during the Renaissance. It mixed traditional Humanism with a desire to reform the Catholic Church. |
| Edict | An official order by a person in authority. |
| Indulgence | A release from the punishment for sins by the Catholic Church, reducing time in purgatory. |
| Monarchy | A type of government with a king or queen. |
| Predestination | The belief that God has already decided who will be saved (go to heaven) and who will not. |
| Protestant | Someone or something that protests the Catholic Church |
| Radical | A person who supports complete political/ social change. |
| Revolution | A forcible overthrow of a political, social or religious system. It may be violent or non violent. |
| Reformation | A 16th century movement to reform the abuses of the Catholic Church. |
| Laity | Regular Church Members |
| Clergy | Church Leaders |
