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Lutheran, a. and n.|ˈl(j)uːθərən| Also 6 lutherane. [f. proper name Luther + -an.] A. adj. Pertaining to the German reformer Martin Luther (1483–1546), his opinions and followers. In the 16th c. the designation was used by Roman Catholic writers as coextensive with Protestant; applied, e.g., to the reformed Church of England. Now chiefly applied to doctrinal views held by Luther in opposition to other reformers, e.g. his doctrine as to the nature of Christ's presence in the Eucharist (see consubstantiation), and as the appellation of those churches, principally in Germany and Scandinavia, which accept the Augsburg Confession as their official doctrinal symbol.
1530Cromwell in Merriman Life & Lett. (1902) I. 333 They wyll not discent from the lutheran sekt. 1650Stapylton Strada's Low-C. Warres iii. 53 Disliking his marrying into a Lutheran family. 1660Jer. Taylor Duct. Dubit. ii. ii. rule vi. §10 The Lutheran churches..have..as little reason for their division. 1841T. A. Trollope Summer W. France I. viii. 128 Marechal de Saxe..lived and died in the Lutheran religion. 1875Bryce Holy Rom. Emp. xviii. (ed. 5) 336 In North Germany princes as well as people were mostly Lutheran. B. n. A follower of Luther; an adherent of his doctrines; a member of the Lutheran church.
1521Abp. Warham in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. iii. I. 240 The heryng wherof shuld be right..plesant to the open Lutheranes beyond the See. 1613Shakes. Hen. VIII, iii. ii. 99 I know her for A spleeny Lutheran. 1700S. L. tr. Fryke's Voy. E. Ind. 321 We had several Lutherans..these fell a Singing some Spiritual Hymns in the Temple. 1865J. Gill Banished Count xxi. 219 There were large numbers of Lutherans at this time in Pennsylvania. 1900R. J. Drummond Apostol. Teach. & Christ's viii. 335 This is..the contention of Ritualists, be they Lutherans or Anglicans. Hence Lutheranancer nonce-wd. = Lutheran n.; Lutheˈranic a. (rare) = Lutheran a.
a1562G. Cavendish Wolsey (1893) 273 Depresse this newe pernicious sekt of the lutarynnauncers. 1848W. H. Mill Five Serm. 132 note, Where..the palmary Lutheranic dogma is implied. Ibid. 139 note, Perhaps this is the Lutheranic interpretation of the words. |