WOW List: Renaissance

Renaissance

 a widespread change in culture that took place in Europe, beginning with the 1300s

 humanism

an interest in the classics

realism

an artistic style dating from the Renaissance that attempts to visually represent people and objects as they exist naturally

secular

worldly, rather than religious in nature

indulgence

an official pardon for a sin given by the Pope in return for money

 salvation

to go to heaven, in religious terms

 Reformation

the term used to describe Martin Luther’s break with the Church and the movement it inspired

heretic

a person who has controversial opinions that goes against the accepted beliefs of a religion

Protestant

refers to Christian groups that separated from the Catholic Church

predestination

the belief that God has determined all things in advance, including the salvation of souls