Zwinglian

[ zwing-glee-uhn, swing-, tsving-lee- ]

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.

noun

1. a follower of Zwingli.

Zwinglian

/ ˈswɪŋɡ-; ˈzwɪŋɡlɪən; ˈtsvɪŋ- /

noun

1. an upholder of the religious doctrines or movement of Zwingli

adjective

1. of or relating to Zwingli, his religious movement, or his doctrines, esp his interpretation of the Eucharist

Derived Forms

• ˈZwinglianism, noun
• ˈZwinglianist, noun

Other Words From

• Zwingli·an·ism noun
• Zwingli·an·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zwinglian¹

First recorded in 1525–35; Zwingli + -an

Example Sentences

One of these, Tillemann, Heshusius, who became general superintendent in 1558, held extreme Lutheran views on the Real Presence, and in his desire to force the community into his own position excommunicated his colleague Klebitz, who held Zwinglian views.

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He was extravagant in denunciation, and developed a Zwinglian view of the Eucharist.

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Hooper was the first of the bishops to suffer because his Zwinglian views placed him further beyond the pale than Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer.

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

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His Zwinglian view of the Eucharist disturbed his relations with his Catholic colleagues.

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