Augsburg Confession

American  

noun

1. the statement of beliefs and doctrines of the Lutherans, formulated by Melanchthon and endorsed by the Lutheran princes, which was presented at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530 and which became the chief creed of the Lutheran Church.

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Example Sentences

Luther’s final break from Rome came with the Augsburg Confession in 1530, and the rest is no end of history, replete with schisms and catastrophic wars throughout Europe and beyond.

From New York Times

The symphony — Mendelssohn’s second for full orchestra, though conventionally numbered fifth — was written in 1830 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Lutheran statement of theology, the Augsburg Confession.

From New York Times

This is the origin of the confession which is known as the Augsburg Confession.

From Project Gutenberg

In June he opened the diet at Augsburg, and here the Lutherans submitted a summary of their doctrines, afterwards called the Augsburg Confession.

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The subsequent acceptance of the Augsburg Confession, in a.d.

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