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.

QUIZZES

FOR POSTERITY’S SAKE, TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Are words your bailiwick? Take the latest quiz on the words from July 6 to July 12 to find out.
Question 1 of 7
bailiwick
a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look.
place or source of origin.
a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for melanchthon

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012