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First published 1921; not fully revised

Zwingliannoun & adjective

  1. noun
    1. 1532–
      A follower of Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531), the Swiss religious reformer.
      1. 1532
        The Lutheranes & Zwinglianes haue begunne to ryse & ruffle in rebellion in soondry partes of Almayne.
        T. More, Confutation of Tyndale in Wks. 570/2
      2. 1533
        These Lutherane heretyques and these Huyskyns, Zuynglians, and Tyndalyns.
        T. More, Answere to Poysened Booke i. xi. f. xxxvi
      3. 1567
        The whole packe of Protestauntes and Zuinglians deny that sacrament also to remitte sinnes.
        W. Allen, Treat. Def. Priesthod 146
      4. 1615
        Yes, for want of a bush thou'd hang thy selfe. And caper like a zuinglian.
        R. Brathwait, Strappado 4
      5. 1687
        Some being Lutherans, others Swinglians, others Anabaptists.
        T. Kemeys, Veritas Evangelica 23
      6. 1768
        This union, between the Lutherans and Zuinglians, was so ardently desired by Melancthon.
        A. Maclaine, translation of J. L. von Mosheim, Ecclesiastical History (ed. 2) vol. IV. 70
      7. 1888
        He regretted the toleration of the Zwinglians in Switzerland.
        P. Schaff, Modern Christian in History of Christian Church i. 61
  2. adjective
    1. 1565–
      Of or pertaining to Ulrich Zwingli or his doctrine, esp. concerning the eucharist (see sacramentarian n. B.1).
      1. 1565
        Ye shall be driuen to forsake your Zuinglian doctrine which putteth signes and figures only in the sacrament of the aulter for the true and reall body of Christ there present.
        T. Harding, Confut. Apol. Church of England i. x. f. 36v
      2. 1661
        Their..Leaders..being for the most part of the Zwinglian-Gospellers.
        P. Heylyn, Ecclesia Restavrata ii. (1670) 59
      3. 1752
        The Zuinglian doctrines preached by Farel and other ministers.
        T. Carte, General History of England vol. III. 395
      4. 1898
        Mere protest is conducting us through Zwinglian attenuation to Socinian negation.
        Expositor October 271

Zwinglian, n. & adj. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

Zwinglian, n. & adj. was last modified in July 2023.