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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to the religious doctrines of Martin Luther, especially the doctrine of justification by faith alone.
  • adjective Of or relating to the Protestant denomination adhering to these doctrines.
  • noun A member of the Lutheran Church.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to Martin Luther, the reformer (1483–1546), or to the Evangelical Protestant Church of Germany which bears his name, or to the doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
  • noun A disciple or follower of Luther; one who adheres to the doctrines of Luther; a member of the Lutheran Church.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Eccl. Hist.) One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.
  • adjective (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Luther; adhering to the doctrines of Luther or the Lutheran Church.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of the Lutheran church, as opposed to a Catholic church.
  • noun A member of any of the Christian churches of which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther
  • noun follower of Lutheranism
  • adjective of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings

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