LUTHERAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lutheran mean? 

• LUTHERAN (noun)
  The noun LUTHERAN has 1 sense:

1. follower of Lutheranism

  Familiarity information: LUTHERAN used as a noun is very rare.

• LUTHERAN (adjective)
  The adjective LUTHERAN has 2 senses:

1. of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings

2. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther

  Familiarity information: LUTHERAN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUTHERAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Follower of Lutheranism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

• LUTHERAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone

Pertainym:

Luther (German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Lutheran doctrines

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)

 Context examples 

Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the gene are associated with the blood group-Lutheran inhibitor phenotype.

(KLF1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An instinct toward his future glory had led him, some months before, to the small Lutheran college of St. Olaf in southern Minnesota.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

A little before three the Lutheran minister arrived from Flushing and I began to look involuntarily out the windows for other cars.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)