Zwingli

American  

[zwing-glee, swing-, tsving-lee] / ˈzwɪŋ gli, ˈswɪŋ-, ˈtsvɪŋ li /

noun

1. Ulrich or Huldreich 1484–1531, Swiss Protestant reformer.

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Zwingli British  

/ ˈtsvɪŋli /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

In class, she read Catholic thinkers for the first time and reformers like Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli.

From New York Times

During the Reformation, both Calvin and Zwingli turned to his writings for inspiration.

From The New Yorker

Thus in 1529, the German Prince Philip of Hesse saw potential in creating an alliance between the two Protestant leaders, Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, who were heading like-minded reform movements.

From Forbes

At about the same time in Switzerland, Huldrych Zwingli launched a reform movement with a remarkably similar set of “Sixty-Seven Conclusions.”

From Forbes

Or, in Chapter Eight, Zwingli’s Sausages, where Jones discusses the crucial importance of cooking in human evolution:

From Forbes