Reformation Day Vocabulary

A. Match the following words with their definitions.

_____ 1. dispute a. a fact, statement, or text used to support a position
_____ 2. theology b. a system of belief; something considered true
c. to make better or improve; to remove faults
_____ 3. doctrine
d. to observe with a ceremony
_____ 4. view
e. argument
_____ 5. salvation f. the act of granting relief from punishment
_____ 6. forgiveness g. a branch of Christianity that embraces Reformation
_____ 7. sin principles and denies the authority of the Pope
h. devotion to religious faith and observance
_____ 8. tradition
i. a belief or custom handed down from one
_____ 9. authority generation to the next
_____ 10. religion j. an action that violates religious or moral law; wrong
doing
_____ 11. commemorate
k. deliverance from the power and results of sin
_____ 12. Protestantism l. the study of God and God’s relation to the world
_____ 13. reform m. a man who is a member of a religious order
_____ 14. monk n. opinion
_____ 15. protest o. to object or express disapproval

B. Rewrite the vocabulary words in alphabetical order.

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C. Choose five of the vocabulary words and use them in sentences.

1. ________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________________

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Answer Key
A. Match the following words with their definitions.
e 1. dispute a. conclusive statement of facts
l 2. theology b. a system of belief; something considered true
c. to make better or improve; to remove faults
b 3. doctrine
d. to observe with a ceremony
n 4. view
e. argument
k 5. salvation f. the act of granting relief from punishment
f 6. forgiveness g. a branch of Christianity that embraces Reformation
j 7. sin principles and denies the authority of the Pope
h. devotion to religious faith and observance
i 8. tradition
i. a belief or custom handed down from one
a 9. authority generation to the next
h 10. religion j. an action that violates religious or moral law; wrong
doing
d 11. commemorate
k. deliverance from the power and results of sin
g 12. Protestantism l. the study of God and God’s relation to the world
c 13. reform m. a man who is a member of a religious order
m 14. monk n. opinion
o 15. protest o. to object or express disapproval

B. Rewrite the vocabulary words in alphabetical order.

authority monk salvation

commemorate protest sin
dispute Protestant theology
doctrine reform tradition
forgiveness religion views

C. Choose five of the vocabulary words and use them in sentences.

1. Answers will vary.
2. ________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________________

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