Zwing·li (zw ng l , swng-, tsvng-), Ulrich or Huldreich 1484-1531. Swiss religious reformer whose sermons on the absolute authority of the Bible (1519) marked the beginning of the Reformation in Switzerland. |
Zwingli (German) [ˈtsvɪŋli]
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(Biographies / Zwingli, Ulrich or Huldreich (1484-1531) M, Swiss, RELIGION: Reformation leader) Ulrich (ˈʊlrɪç) or Huldreich (ˈhʊltraiç). 1484-1531, Swiss leader of the Reformation, based in Zurich. He denied the Eucharistic presence, holding that the Communion was merely a commemoration of Christ's death
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| Noun | 1. |  Zwingli - Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531) |
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