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

In his Zentraldogmen of 1854 Alexander Schweizer endeavored to prove that the identical doctrine of predestination was originally the central dogma of the Lutheran as well as of the Zwinglian reformation.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente

Dr. Schmucker has long ago openly confessed views which are in open conflict with the doctrines of the Lutheran symbols, but harmonize with those of the Reformed confessions, especially of the Zwinglian type.

From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by F. (Friedrich) Bente

His many works included one upon the Conflict between the Lutheran, the Calvinistic, and the Zwinglian Churches. 

From Immortal Memories by Clement King Shorter

I admonish you most earnestly to avoid the Zwinglian dogmas.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente