Definition of Lutheran. Meaning of Lutheran. Synonyms of Lutheran

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Definition of Lutheran

Lutheran
Lutheran Lu"ther*an, a. (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Luther; adhering to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
Lutheran
Lutheran Lu"ther*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.

Meaning of Lutheran from wikipedia

- Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose...
- The Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States...
- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially...
- Pietism (/ˈpaɪ.ɪtɪzəm/), also known as Pietistic Lutheranism, is a movement within Lutheranism that combines its emphasis on biblical doctrine with an...
- the 16th-century context, the term mainly covers four major movements: Lutheranism, Calvinism, the Radical Reformation, and the Catholic Reformation. Historian...
- The term, however, derives from the letter of protestation from German Lutheran princes in 1529 against an edict of the Diet of Speyer condemning the teachings...
- Christian tradition, including the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, and Western Rite Orthodoxy. It is also used by Presbyterians...
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (marketing name Thrivent) (/ˈθraɪvɪnt/ THRYVE-int), is an American Fortune 500 not-for-profit financial services organization...
- Lutheran Medical Center is a hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. On May 6, 1903, members of St. John's Lutheran Church in Denver met to begin planning a...
- Lutheranism is present on all inhabited continents with an estimated 80 million adherents, out of which 74.2 million are affiliated with the Lutheran...