Lutheran
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of or relating to Luther or his doctrines, the most important being justification by faith alone, consubstantiation, and the authority of the Bible
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of or denoting any Protestant Church that follows Luther's doctrines
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A spokesman for the Lutheran Church said: “Sunday creates space for family, friendships, neighbors and volunteering.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Ray Fenton, the new head coach at Orange Lutheran after earning coach of the year honors at Los Alamitos, didn’t have to wear a hat to cover his shaved head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
His father, Reinhold, was a Lutheran pastor, though his true interests were ancient languages, medicine and natural history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It was her eighth season, and if you want to play in Division 1 in Southern California, you have to go through the gauntlet of powerhouses, from Norco to Orange Lutheran to Murrieta Mesa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Vivaldi’s Italian innovations, honed to sensuous perfection in the carnival city of Venice, travelled north across the Alps and found a fan in Lutheran north-east Germany: Johann Sebastian Bach.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Francis worked with Anglicans, Lutherans and Methodists and persuaded the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to join him to pray for peace.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
My mother, raised Southern Baptist, was clear that we attended the only Lutheran church for miles because the Lutherans weren’t mean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
By the second decade of the 21st century, Presbyterians, Lutherans and Episcopalians had largely dismantled their bans.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
The campaign is staking much of its future on Iowa, where conservative evangelicals, Catholics and Lutherans make up much of the voting base.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023
I figured he’d fume more about me playing than the Lutherans.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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