Zwingli

[ zwing-glee, swing-; German tsving-lee ]

noun

1. Ul·rich [ool, -, r, i, kh] or Hul·dreich [hool, -d, r, ahy, kh], 1484–1531, Swiss Protestant reformer.

Zwingli

/ ˈtsvɪŋli /

noun

1. ZwingliUlrich or Huldreich14841531MSwissRELIGION: Reformation leader Ulrich (ˈʊlrɪç) or Huldreich (ˈhʊltraiç). 1484–1531, Swiss leader of the Reformation, based in Zurich. He denied the Eucharistic presence, holding that the Communion was merely a commemoration of Christ's death

Example Sentences

Zwingli, the great Swiss reformer, played an important part in the history of Zurich.

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The family of the Zwingles, or Zwingli, was ancient, and in high esteem among the inhabitants of these mountains.

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Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin all made their appeal directly to Scripture.

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Zwingli wanted to exclude the Book of Revelation from the canon.

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Zwingli and Calvin both did away with all pictures in the churches.

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