Luther

[loo-ther, loot-uhr]

noun

1. Martin 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.

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

Luther

/ ˈluːθə /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• Lutherism noun

Example Sentences

Unauthorized deepfakes of celebrities, dead figures and copyrighted characters began circulating quickly, including videos of Robin Williams, Michael Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr. in what the company called “disrespectful depictions of Dr. King’s image.”

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The civil rights leader was born in 1941 in segregated Greenville, S.C., and rose to prominence alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s.

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Lamar won this category in February with “Not Like Us,” which means he’d almost certainly turn up again even if “Luther” hadn’t topped Billboard’s Hot 100 for 13 weeks.

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Many Memphians still remember the arrival of the National Guard, pictured with rifles and bayonets, during the political upheaval of 1968, including the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. here.

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In eighth grade, Ponnet recited Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech for a class project.

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