Zwingli

American

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

noun

Ulrich or Huldreich 1484–1531, Swiss Protestant reformer.

Zwingli British

/ ˈtsvɪŋli /

noun

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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Luther’s ideas became popular among many, including Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin in Switzerland.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

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

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2016

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

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 26, 2015

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

From Forbes ● Sep. 26, 2014

Concerning Holy Communion Zwingli taught that the breaking and eating of the bread was a symbolic action.

From Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history by Just, Gustav

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