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

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Etymology

Origin of Zwinglian

First recorded in 1525–35; Zwingli + -an

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Example Sentences

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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

Confessions, two confessions of faith drawn up by the Swiss theologians in 1536 and 1566, in substance Protestant, Evangelical, moderately Calvinistic, and Zwinglian.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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

From Atlantida by Pierre Benôit

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

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

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