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Zwinglian

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Zwing·li·an  (zwngl-n, swng-, tsvng-)
adj.
Of or relating to Ulrich Zwingli or to his theological system, especially his doctrine that the physical body of Jesus is not present in the Eucharist and that the ceremony is merely a symbolic commemoration of Jesus's death.
n.
A follower of Zwingli.
Zwingli·an·ism n.
Zwinglian [ˈzwɪŋglɪən ˈswɪŋg- ˈtsvɪŋ-]
n
(Christian Churches, other) an upholder of the religious doctrines or movement of the Swiss Reformation leader Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), who denied the Eucharistic presence, holding that the Communion was merely a commemoration of Christ's death
adj
(Christian Churches, other) of or relating to Zwingli, his religious movement, or his doctrines, esp his interpretation of the Eucharist
Zwinglianism  n
Zwinglianist  n
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Some of them are essential or fundamental to the Lutheran Doctrinal system, so that by denying them the doctrinal system ceases to be distinctively Lutheran, and becomes Zwinglian, or Calvinistic, or something else in its character.
The trial of Luther A. Gotwald by Gotwald, Luther A., Jr. / Currents in Theology and Mission
These groups developed networks, especially in the north, and often developed Calvinist or Zwinglian theologies.
La Reforme en France et en Italie: Contacts, comparisons et contrastes by Mallinson, Jeffrey / Renaissance Quarterly
23) The moderate stance of the Augsburg Confession, which incorporates a qualified endorsement of justification by faith and stops short of a Zwinglian position on the Eucharist, is compatible with the theological conservatism of Henry VIII.
Print, patronage, and the reception of continental reform: 1521-1603 by King, John N.; Rankin, Mark / Yearbook of English Studies
 
 
 
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