First published 1921; not fully revised
† Zwinglianistnoun
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zwinglianist. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the mid 1700s.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Earliest known use
late 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun Zwinglianist is in the late 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zwinglianist is from 1673, in the writing of Henry Hickman, clergyman, ejected minister and religious controversialist.
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1673–1759
A Zwinglian.
Stressed as ˈZwinglianist.
1673
The Lutherans use no breaking of the Bread, So do Zuinglianists.
H. Hickman, Historia Quinq-articularis Epist. sig. av
1759
Where he..converted many Zuinglianists.
A. Butler, Lives Saints vol. IV. 559
A follower of Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531), the Swiss religious reformer.
Originally published as part of the entry for Zwinglian, n. & adj.
Zwinglian, n. & adj. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.
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