Zwinglian

American  

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

adjective

1. of or relating to Ulrich Zwingli or his doctrines, largely agreeing with those of Luther and offering a distinctive interpretation of the Lord's Supper.

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noun

1. a follower of Zwingli.

Zwinglian British  

/ ˈzwɪŋɡlɪən, ˈswɪŋɡ-, ˈtsvɪŋ- /

noun

1. an upholder of the religious doctrines or movement of Zwingli

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adjective

1. of or relating to Zwingli, his religious movement, or his doctrines, esp his interpretation of the Eucharist

Other Word Forms

• Zwinglianism
  noun
• Zwinglianist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Zwinglian

First recorded in 1525–35; Zwingli + -an

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Zwinglian

Fuseli was not a painter when he went to England in 1764, but a young Zwinglian minister whose liberal ideas had driven him out of Zurich.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I open with ten thousand," said the Zwinglian cook.

From Atlantida by Pierre Benôit

The Calvinists were no longer tenaciously devoted to their founder's views of absolute predestination, while the Lutherans, having departed from the doctrine of the real presence in the Lord's Supper, had adopted the Zwinglian theory.

From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst

He was extravagant in denunciation, and developed a Zwinglian view of the Eucharist.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

The supporters of Berne rallied round William Farel and the Zwinglian ministers, while the friends of Savoy undertook to champion the old religion.

From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by James MacCaffrey