Zwinglianist, n.

zwinglianist
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# † Zwinglianistnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zwinglianist mean?

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.

### Where does the noun Zwinglianist come from?

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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10. Zwinglianism, n. 1581–
11. Zwinglianist, n.1673–1759
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## Meaning & use

Obsolete.

1. 1673–1759
   A Zwinglian.
   Stressed as ˈZwinglianist.
   1. 1673

      > The Lutherans use no breaking of the Bread, So do Zuinglianists.

      H. Hickman, Historia Quinq-articularis Epist. sig. av
   2. 1759

      > Where he..converted many Zuinglianists.

      A. Butler, Lives Saints vol. IV. 559
   Christianity
   1. Zwinglian 1532–
      A follower of Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531), the Swiss religious reformer.
   2. Tigurine 1673–
      A Zwinglian.
   3. Zwinglianist 1673–1759
      A Zwinglian.
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Originally published as part of the entry for Zwinglian, n. & adj.

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