Melanchthon

[ muh-langk-thuh n; German mey-lahnkh-tawn ]

/ məˈlæŋk θən; German meɪˈlɑnx tɔn /

noun

Phil·ipp

[fil-ip; German fee-lip] /ˈfɪl ɪp; German ˈfi lɪp/, Philipp Schwarzert, 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer.

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Examples from the Web for melanchthon

On this account Melanchthon was so anxious, and feared that it would only increase discord.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon|Karl Friedrich Ledderhose
In the summer of 1518 Melanchthon had joined Luther at Wittemberg.
The Oxford Reformers|Frederic Seebohm
Its starting-point was a dispute with Melanchthon in 1527 as to the relation between repentance and faith.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various
It soon appeared that the love which Melanchthon had borne towards his departed daughter was now transferred to her children.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon|Karl Friedrich Ledderhose

Luther had said, in the spring of this year, that he did not suspect Melanchthon in the least.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon|Karl Friedrich Ledderhose

British Dictionary definitions for melanchthon

Melanchthon

/ (məˈlæŋkθən, German meˈlançtɔn) /

noun

Philipp (ˈfiːlɪp). original surname Schwarzerd. 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer. His Loci Communes (1521) was the first systematic presentation of Protestant theology and in the Augsburg Confession (1530) he stated the faith of the Lutheran churches. He also reformed the German educational system

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