Lutheran

[ loo-ther-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.

noun

1. a follower of Luther or an adherent of his doctrines; a member of the Lutheran Church.

Lutheran

/ ˈluːθərən /

noun

1. a follower of Martin Luther or a member of a Lutheran Church

adjective

1. of or relating to Luther or his doctrines, the most important being justification by faith alone, consubstantiation, and the authority of the Bible
2. of or denoting any Protestant Church that follows Luther's doctrines

Derived Forms

• ˈLutheranism, noun

Other Words From

• Luther·an·ism Luther·ism noun
• non-Luther·an adjective noun
• pre-Luther·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lutheran¹

First recorded in 1515–25; Luther + -an

Example Sentences

Reinke lost his pulpit and was drummed out of the conservative Missouri Synod of the Lutheran denomination.

From The Daily Beast

A similar struggle is under way in the Lutheran, Presbyterian and Methodist denominations.

From The Daily Beast

My job as a missionary in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is not to convert anyone to anything.

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Keith had gone to Lutheran services last week and found a pleasant enough crowd there.

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I wondered whether I should mumble that I had been raised by a German Lutheran.

From The Daily Beast

Joan Henry Ursinus died; a Lutheran divine, eminent for his learning in sacred and profane history.

From Project Gutenberg

Primus Truber, a Lutheran minister, who gave the first edition of the Vandalie scriptures, died.

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By the way, all you boys were christened in the Lutheran church, faith, were you not?

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South of this is the Lutheran Theological Seminary, beautifully situated, in front of a shady grove of oaks.

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But to his surprise the Lutheran princes who attended the diet refused to give way.

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