Adherents of the fourteenth century religious movement associated with vernacular preaching, translation of New Testament into English, and challenges to the authority of priests and bishops were called

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UGC NET Paper 2: English 22nd Dec 2018

Answer 1

The correct answer is ‘Lollards’.

Key Points

The Lollard Movement was a proto-Protestant religious movement.
It lasted from mid-14th century until the English Reformation in the 16th century.
It was initially led by John Wycliffe, a theologian who was expelled from the University of Oxford in 1381 for criticising the Roman Catholic Church.
Lollardy was a religion which preached in vernacular scripture.
The Bible was upheld as the only doctrine which was valid and legitimate.
The New Testament was translated into English and the authority of priests and bishops of the Catholic Church was challenged by the Lollards.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Additional Information

Levellers was a political movement from July 1646- September 1649.
Agnostics are the ones who believe that the existence of God or the supernatural is unknowable.
A person who believes in Deism is called a Deist.
Deism refers to what can be called natural religion and which can be acquired by the use of reason.