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| council | a series of meetings of Roman Catholic Church leaders in the 1400s dealing with issues of church law and faith |
| indulgence | a certificate issued by the pope that was said to reduce or cancel punishment for a person's sins |
| protestant | a reformer who protested against the abuses of the Catholic church in the 1500s |
| reformation | the reform movement of the 1500s that resulted in the separation of the Protestant churches from the Roman Catholic Churches |
| pamphlet | an unbound published work such as an essay, usually on a current topic |
| predestination | the belief that God has determined all things in advance, including the salvation of souls |
| Counter Reformation | the reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church whose goals were to abolish abuses and reaffirm traditional beliefs |
| Inquisition | a Roman Catholic Church court revived during the Counter Reformation for the purpose of trying and convicting heretics |
| Scientific Revolution | the era of scientific thought in Europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made and accepted beliefs were questioned |
| scientific method | a series of logical steps formulated by Francis Bacon and used in scientific research that stressed observation and experimentation |
| hypothesis | an assumption that accounts for a set of facts and that can be tested by investigation |
| theses | a group of arguments |
| faith | belief in the truth, value or trustworthiness of someone or something |
| schism | a separation from or division of a religious body |
| congregation | a gathering or group of people joined together to worship in a religious service |
| sacrament | a formal Christian rite, such as baptism or marriage, and thought to have been instituted by Jesus |
