Definition of Zwinglian in English:
Zwinglian
adjective ˈzwɪŋɡlɪənˈzwɪŋ(ɡ)liən
Relating to or characteristic of the Swiss Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli or his doctrine.
some churches followed a Zwinglian tradition
Example sentencesExamples
- Admittedly, much of Switzerland is more Zwinglian than Calvinist.
- Catholic or Zwinglian, the bells are strict in their demands.
- His writings begin to show a drift toward Zwinglian theology, while retaining the strong pastoral interest for which he had become famous.
- The Privy Council had published forty-two articles which endeavoured to enforce Zwinglian doctrines upon the English Church.
- The Zwinglian principle of the primacy of scripture is evident in his appeal to a lack of biblical warrant for auricular confession.
noun ˈzwɪŋɡlɪənˈzwɪŋ(ɡ)liən
A follower of the Swiss Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli or his doctrine.
he eventually settled and became a Zwinglian
Example sentencesExamples
- He was at this time even more embittered than Luther against the Zwinglians.
- He proves that, while the Lutherans and Zwinglians were new sects, the churches of the so-called Anabaptists, or Baptists of the sixteenth century, were but the renewal or continuation of the Petrobrusian and Waldensian churches of the twelfth century.
- This elicited the wrath not only of the Zwinglians but also of the Catholic party, which was still strong at Cambridge.
- He labored for union with other Swiss churches, wrote many letters about his hopes for a rapprochement with the Lutherans and Zwinglians, and was routinely called upon to help resolve troubles in churches in other cities.
- It made little sense to be concerned about Christian unity, whether with Romanists or Zwinglians.
Definition of Zwinglian in US English:
Zwinglian
adjectiveˈzwɪŋ(ɡ)liənˈzwiNG(ɡ)lēən
Relating to or characteristic of the Swiss Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli or his doctrine.
some churches followed a Zwinglian tradition
Example sentencesExamples
- Catholic or Zwinglian, the bells are strict in their demands.
- The Privy Council had published forty-two articles which endeavoured to enforce Zwinglian doctrines upon the English Church.
- Admittedly, much of Switzerland is more Zwinglian than Calvinist.
- The Zwinglian principle of the primacy of scripture is evident in his appeal to a lack of biblical warrant for auricular confession.
- His writings begin to show a drift toward Zwinglian theology, while retaining the strong pastoral interest for which he had become famous.
nounˈzwɪŋ(ɡ)liənˈzwiNG(ɡ)lēən
A follower of the Swiss Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli or his doctrine.
he eventually settled and became a Zwinglian
Example sentencesExamples
- It made little sense to be concerned about Christian unity, whether with Romanists or Zwinglians.
- He labored for union with other Swiss churches, wrote many letters about his hopes for a rapprochement with the Lutherans and Zwinglians, and was routinely called upon to help resolve troubles in churches in other cities.
- He was at this time even more embittered than Luther against the Zwinglians.
- He proves that, while the Lutherans and Zwinglians were new sects, the churches of the so-called Anabaptists, or Baptists of the sixteenth century, were but the renewal or continuation of the Petrobrusian and Waldensian churches of the twelfth century.
- This elicited the wrath not only of the Zwinglians but also of the Catholic party, which was still strong at Cambridge.