Zwinglianism, n.

zwinglianism
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# Zwinglianismnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zwinglianism mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zwinglianism. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How common is the noun Zwinglianism?

About 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1810 | 0.0011
1820 | 0.0027
1830 | 0.0034
1840 | 0.0076
1850 | 0.01
1860 | 0.014
1870 | 0.021
1880 | 0.025
1890 | 0.027
1900 | 0.03
1910 | 0.027
1920 | 0.028
1930 | 0.027
1940 | 0.022
1950 | 0.019
1960 | 0.017
1970 | 0.013
1980 | 0.013
1990 | 0.011
2000 | 0.0083
2010 | 0.0077

### Where does the noun Zwinglianism come from?

Earliest known use

late 1500s

The earliest known use of the noun Zwinglianism is in the late 1500s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zwinglianism is from 1581, in the writing of William Allen, cardinal.

### Nearby entries

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2. zussmanite, n. 1965–
3. zut, int. 1915–
4. zuur-veldt, n. 1785–
5. zuz, n. 1688–
6. zwanziger, n. 1828–
7. Zweig, n. 1973–
8. zwieback, n. 1894–
9. zwieselite, n. 1861–
10. Zwinglian, n. & adj. 1532–
11. Zwinglianism, n.1581–
12. Zwinglianist, n. 1673–1759
13. zwischenzug, n. 1941–
14. zwitterion, n. 1906–
15. zwitterionic, adj. 1946–
16. Zydeco, n. 1949–
17. zygadite, n. 1861–
18. zygaena, n. 1717–
19. zygaenid, n. & adj. 1913–
20. zygaenidan, n. 1837–
21. zygal, adj. 1886–

## Meaning & use

1. 1581–
   The doctrines of Zwingli, or the holding of such doctrines.
   Stressed as ˈZwinglianism.
   1. 1581

      > In most things agreing with Zuinglianisme, in some with Lutheranisme.

      W. Allen, Apol. Two Eng. Colleges f. 35v
   2. 1641

      > So doe the Papists upbraid the Protestants with their Lutheranisme, Calvinisme, and Zuinglianisme.

      S. Marshall et al., Answer Hvmble Remonstr. (1653) 71
   3. 1857

      > Zwinglianism was consistent in itself.

      E. B. Pusey, Real Presence i. 109
   Christianity
   1. Zwinglianism 1581–
      The doctrines of Zwingli, or the holding of such doctrines.
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## Frequency

Zwinglianism typically occurs about 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

Zwinglianism is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of Zwinglianism, n., 1810–2010

* Occurrences per million words in written English

Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.

The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.

For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.

Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.

Decade | Frequency per million words
--- | ---
1810 | 0.0011
1820 | 0.0027
1830 | 0.0034
1840 | 0.0076
1850 | 0.01
1860 | 0.014
1870 | 0.021
1880 | 0.025
1890 | 0.027
1900 | 0.03
1910 | 0.027
1920 | 0.028
1930 | 0.027
1940 | 0.022
1950 | 0.019
1960 | 0.017
1970 | 0.013
1980 | 0.013
1990 | 0.011
2000 | 0.0083
2010 | 0.0077

Originally published as part of the entry for Zwinglian, n. & adj.

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