Luther

[ loo-ther; German loot-uhr ]

/ ˈlu θər; German ˈlʊt ər /

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noun

Mar·tin

[mahr-tn; German mahr-teen], /ˈmɑr tn; German ˈmɑr tin/, 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.

a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “famous” and “army.”

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Words nearby Luther

lute stern, lutestring, Lutetia, lutetium, Luth., Luther, Lutheran, Lutheran Church, Luther, Martin, luthern, Lutherville-Timonium

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How to use Luther in a sentence

Yet this trend might not be about ideology at all, suggests Luther, the Florida Atlantic University economist.
Creative Currencies — The Anti-Crypto|Sohini Das Gupta|August 11, 2021|Ozy
The love and stability that characterized their marriage — mainly thanks to Katharina’s patience and perseverance, historians say — inspired Luther’s doctrine of family importance in his Reformation movement.
Scandalous Love Affairs That Changed History|Nick Fouriezos|April 14, 2021|Ozy
He wasn’t released until early May, one day after Luther emerged from her brief stint in jail as a celebrity, a notoriety she turned into a run for a Texas Senate seat.
Restrictions on the South Texas Border Were Meant to Protect People From COVID-19. Then the Handcuffs Came Out.|by Vianna Davila and Ren Larson|December 19, 2020|ProPublica
The final violation report won’t be public until it’s settled, Luther said.
San Diego County Cites Navy for Ship Fire|MacKenzie Elmer|July 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Luther said almost all of its violations are settled before reaching the courts.
San Diego County Cites Navy for Ship Fire|MacKenzie Elmer|July 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
But his words felt forced and were belied his 2004 vote to oppose marking Martin Luther King Jr.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The last film about Martin Luther King was made for television in 1977.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 2004, for example, Scalise voted “no” on a resolution to make Martin Luther King Jr.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Oskar Schindler—these names come readily to mind when we think of heroes of conscience.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is admittedly a loaded question, but do you feel James Earl Ray really killed Martin Luther King Jr.?
Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She lived in some big town out West, and when her mother died there was no one left to her but Luther Warden, her uncle.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
He declared that he could only stay a minute at the most, and that it was really not worth Luther's while to begin reading.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
"Nearer and nearer came the footsteps," read Luther, pausing at each word to make sure of it.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Then Perry Thomas blundered in, and compared to him, old Luther and his learned brother were endurable.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Victorius Strigelius died; a learned professor at Leipsic, and one of Luther's first disciples.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for Luther

Luther

/ (ˈluːθə) /

noun

Martin. 1483–1546, German leader of the Protestant Reformation. As professor of biblical theology at Wittenberg University from 1511, he began preaching the crucial doctrine of justification by faith rather than by works, and in 1517 he nailed 95 theses to the church door at Wittenberg, attacking Tetzel's sale of indulgences. He was excommunicated and outlawed by the Diet of Worms (1521) as a result of his refusal to recant, but he was protected in Wartburg Castle by Frederick III of Saxony (1521–22). He translated the Bible into German (1521–34) and approved Melanchthon's Augsburg Confession (1530), defining the basic tenets of Lutheranism

Derived forms of Luther

Lutherism, noun

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