Lutheran
Americanadjective
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Lutherans
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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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Gas prices were near an apex at the time, and the California Lutheran University student estimates the duo spent $500 to keep his Mazda CX-5 sport-utility vehicle going.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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
Orange Lutheran 17, Chino Hills 14: In a wild Division 1 playoff game, Sierra Nichols and Madelyn Armendariz each had four hits for Orange Lutheran, with Armendariz getting three doubles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
But it wasn’t just in his willingness to accept the Copernican model that Kepler deviated from the strict Lutheran teaching of his time.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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
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
The Lutherans are currently holding their own services in a nearby community center.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
There are Jesuits and Jansenists, Calvinists and Lutherans, and some who have little or no belief.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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