Lutheran

American  

[loo-ther-uhn] / ˈlu θər ən /

adjective

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

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noun

• Lutherans
  plural

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

Lutheran British  

/ ˈluːθərən /

noun

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

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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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Lutheranism
  noun
• Lutherism
  noun
• non-Lutheran
  adjective
• pre-Lutheran
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Lutherans
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Lutheran

First recorded in 1515–25; Luther + -an

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Example Sentences

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Lutheran Lutherans

America is full of religious schools—Catholic elementary schools and Jewish day schools, Lutheran high schools and evangelical pre-schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Orange Lutheran also has a good running game with Ryan Christianson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

In 2021, the Lutheran Church of Sweden apologised for centuries of "severe violations of human dignity" against the Sami people.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sometimes Orange Lutheran will put Rhoa in motion after the snap, blocking multiple players to create a hole for the run game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Pastor Schatz from the Lutheran church had recently organized a barn raising.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

Osiander’s preface certainly didn’t soothe the Lutherans, and the book was roundly condemned by the European protestant movement.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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