#protestant reformation

• Anglican — An adherent of Anglicanism or a member of the Church of England; as an adjective, relating to Anglicanism, specific to this Christian doctrine, or to the ecclesiastical institutions organized within it. From a structural perspective, the term defines well-defined elements of worship, theology, and church hierarchy that emerged in the 16th century following the English Reformation initiated by King Henry VIII.
• Anglicanism — A Protestant Christian denomination and doctrine, originating in the 16th century during the English Reformation, when the Church of England structurally separated from papal authority in Rome under the leadership of King Henry VIII. This well-defined theological system is characterized by a middle path (via media), preserving the liturgical hierarchical structure of the Catholic episcopal model while integrating fundamental Protestant Reformation dogmas, such as the supreme authority of the Holy Scriptures and salvation through faith.
• Anti-Catholic — Opposing Catholicism, the Roman Catholic Church, papal dogmas, or institutional structures; a theological, political, or social attitude characteristic of Protestant, Reformed, or secular and nationalist movements. As a noun, it defines a person or polemicist who critiques or fights against the authority and doctrines of the Vatican.
• Antipapism — An attitude, doctrine, or movement of systematic opposition to the institution of the papacy, the absolute authority of the pope, or the political and spiritual influence of the Vatican worldwide. This ideological trend manifested intensely during the Protestant Reformation, as well as in various secular or nationalist movements in Europe, challenging papal primacy and ecclesiastical centralization.
• Arminian — Belonging to Arminianism, relating to the theological doctrine formulated by Jacobus Arminius; a masculine follower of this Protestant movement. Emerging in the early 17th century as a structural reaction against rigid Calvinism, Arminianism maintains that salvation is offered to all people through God's grace, but depends on the individual's free will, rejecting the idea of absolute predestination.
• Arminianism — A Protestant theological movement grounded in the 17th century on the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius, emerging as a liberal reaction against rigid Calvinism. This structural doctrine rejects the theory of absolute predestination and affirms human free will, maintaining that divine salvation is universally offered to all mankind through Christ's grace, yet conditioned exclusively on the faith and voluntary choice of each individual.