Chapter 11 Vocab AP European History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Magistrate | A civil officer charged with the administration of the law. |
| Indulgence | The forgiving/pardon by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory |
| Excommunication | The act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church |
| Papal Bull | A formal proclamation issued by the pope |
| Reformation | A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches |
| Protestant | An adherent of any of those Christian bodies that separated from the Church of Rome during the Reformation |
| Relic | Something of historic interest that has survived from the past |
| Piety | Devotion to religion |
| Eucharist | A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper with bread and wine |
| politique | A ruler who suppresses his or her religious designs for his or her kingdom in favor of political expediency. |
| Sacraments | the sacred rituals of the Church |
| Ecclestriastic | Of or relating to the christian church or clergy |
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