ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY UNIT 8 (2º ESO)

RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

CALVINISM

A Protestant religious movement that promoted belief in predestination. It took its name from its first leader John Calvin.

CATHOLIC

A Christian who accepted the autority of the Pope in Rome.

CINQUECENTO

The High Renaissance of the 16th century, when Rome was the leading centre of art and learning.

COUNTER - REFORMATION

A movement of religious reform in the Catholic church in response to the Protestant Reformation.

HERRERIAN

An austere architectural style. Called herreriano in Spanish after the Spanish architect Juan de Herrera.

HUMANISM

An intelectual movement that rediscovered classical ideals during the Renaissance.

INDULGENCE

A pardon granted by the Medieval church, so that eople’s sins were forgiven in return for money.

LUTHERANISM

A Protestant religious movement that promoted a personal religion based on Reading the Bible. It took its name from its first leader Martin Luther.

PATRONAGE

The support given to artists by royal, aristocratic or religious patrons.

PERSECTIVE

An artistic technique that gives an impression of depth in a painting..

PLATERESQUE

An elaborate type of decoration introduced during the Spanish Renaissance. In Spanish, this style was called plateresco from the world for silversmith (platero).

PREDESTINATION

A Calvinist belief that people are destined from birth to go either heaven or hell.

PROTESTANTISM

A number of religious movements, like Luther.anism and Calvinism, that separated from the Catholic church.

QUATTROCENTO

The Renaissance in the 15 th century, when Florence was the leading centre of art and learning.

REFORMATION

A religious movement in 16 th century Europe for the reform of the practices of the Roman Church hat led to the division of Christianity into Catholicism and Protestanism.

RENAISSANCE

A great cultural movement hat began in Italy in the 15 th century and then spread to the rest of Europe.

RENAISSANCE MAN

A person who is outstanding in many different areas of science and the arts.

SACRAMENT.

A practice of great religious significance, like baptism.

SOCIETY OF JESUS

Areligious order created to promote the Counter-Reformation. Its members were known as Jesuits.