Melanchthon

[ muh-langk-thuhn; German mey-lahnkh-tawn ]

noun

1. Phil·ipp [fil, -ip, fee, -lip], Philipp Schwarzert, 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer.

Melanchthon

/ meˈlançtɔn; məˈlæŋkθən /

noun

1. MelanchthonPhilipp14971560MGermanRELIGION: Protestant Philipp (ˈfiːlɪp). original surname Schwarzerd. 1497–1560, German Protestant reformer. His Loci Communes (1521) was the first systematic presentation of Protestant theology and in the Augsburg Confession (1530) he stated the faith of the Lutheran churches. He also reformed the German educational system

Example Sentences

There is a motto meticulously rendered on the lid of the portrait case: “Behold Melanchthon’s features, almost as if alive.”

From Washington Post

Melanchthon’s introduction praised astronomy as the study of God’s handiwork, but it also went on to provide an elaborate defence of astrology.

From Literature

Luther and fellow reformer Philipp Melanchthon are buried inside just under the pulpits.

From Washington Post

The saying is, in fact, a shoddy repackaging of a letter Martin Luther wrote to Philipp Melanchthon in the 16th century, but its meaning is nonetheless clear: don’t be lukewarm.

From The Guardian

“Learning perished where Luther reigned,” said Erasmus, and in proof of it we find the Reformer agreeing with his coadjutor, Melanchthon, in permitting no tampering with the written Word.

From Project Gutenberg