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LUTHERAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lutheran" is a kind of...):
adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)
Holonyms ("Lutheran" is a member of...):
Lutheran Church (the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther
Example:
Lutheran doctrines
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Pertainym:
Lutheran Church (the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings
Example:
the Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Luther (German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546))