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Lutheran

lut·he·ran

UK/ˈluːθəɹ(ə)n/ US/ˈluːθɹ(ə)n/ rare
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings

  • “the Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone”
2.

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther

  • “Lutheran doctrines”

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Origin

From the surname of German theologian and ecclesiastical reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) + -an. Probably immediately from Renaissance Latin Lutheranus, or German Lutheraner. Luther is from an Old High German given name, from liut (“people”) + heri (“army”) (from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army; commander, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos (“war; troops”), from *ker- (“army”)).

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