Lutheran

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.

Noun

• A member of any of the Christian churches which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.

Related

Similar words

• Evangelical Lutheran
• Lutheranist
• Lutherist

Broader meaning words

• Protestant

Origin

• From the surname of German theologian and ecclesiastical reformer Martin Luther (1483–1546) -an. Probably immediately from Renaissance Latin Lutheranus, or German Lutheraner.
• Luther is from an Old High German given name, from liut + heri (from Proto-Germanic *harjaz ("army; commander, warrior"), from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos ("war; troops"), from *ker-).