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Definition of Lutheranism
1. Noun. Teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone.
Definition of Lutheranism
1. n. The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.
Definition of Lutheranism
1. Noun. The Christian denomination based on the beliefs and doctrines developed by Martin Luther and his immediate followers. ¹
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Literary usage of Lutheranism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Lutheranism, the religious belief held by the oldest and in Europe the most numerous
... In doctrine official Lutheranism is part of what is called orthodox ..."
2. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Frederic Harrison (1896)
"The dogmatic innovations of Lutheranism were trifling ; and it respected the
clerical system, except by sanctioning the political subserviency which was ..."
3. The Emperor Charles V by Edward Armstrong (1902)
"WHEN Charles left Germany for Spain in 1522 the two problems in the immediate
future of the Empire were the fortunes of i Lutheranism,; and those of the new ..."
4. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe by Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes (1916)
"Lutheranism Lutheranism takes its name from its great apostle, Martin Luther.
Luther was born in Eisleben in Germany in 1483 of a Martin poor family whose ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"That the Bible is the only and sufficient source of Christian doctrine is the
formal principle of Lutheranism. The material principle of Lutheranism, ..."
6. The Lutheran Church Review by Alumni Association (1903)
"True, German Lutheranism has its peculiarities. Some of these are the inheritance
of its history, and some the outgrowth of traits peculiar to the German ..."
7. History of the Christian Church by Ernst Wilhelm Moeller, Andrew Rutherfurd (1900)
"FOURTH DIVISION. The Disruption and confessional Separation of German Protestantism.
CHAPTER FIRST. Dogmatic Controversies in Lutheranism. ..."
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