Meanings
nounLutheranism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe Christian denomination based on the beliefs and doctrines articulated by Martin Luther and his immediate followers.
Origin
From Lutheran + -ism; eponym from Martin Luther.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque luteranismo
- luteranismobranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Bulgarian лутеранство
- лутеранство (luteranstvo)branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Catalan luteranisme
- luteranismebranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Chinese Mandarin 信義宗 /信义宗, 路德宗
- 信義宗 /信义宗 (xìnyìzōng)branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
- 路德宗 (Lùdézōng)branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Czech luteránství
- luteránstvíbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Danish lutheranisme
- lutheranismebranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Dutch lutheranisme
- lutheranismebranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Esperanto luteranismo
- luteranismobranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Estonian luterlus
- luterlusbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Finnish luterilaisuus, evankelis-luterilaisuus
- luterilaisuusbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
- evankelis-luterilaisuusbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
French luthéranisme, luthérianisme
- luthéranismebranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
- luthérianismebranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
German Luthertum
- Luthertumbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Greek λουθηρανισμός
- λουθηρανισμός (louthiranismós)branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Hungarian lutheranizmus
- lutheranizmusbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Icelandic lúterstrú
- lúterstrúbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Indonesian Luteranisme, Lutheranisme
- Luteranismebranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
- Lutheranismebranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Irish Liútarachas
- Liútarachasbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Italian luteranesimo
- luteranesimobranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Japanese ルーテル教会
- ルーテル教会 (rūteru kyōkai)branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Korean 루터교
- 루터교 (ruteogyo)branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Latvian luterisms
- luterismsbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Lithuanian liuteronybė
- liuteronybėbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Norwegian lutherdom
- lutherdombranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Polish luteranizm
- luteranizmbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Portuguese luteranismo
- luteranismobranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Romanian luteranism
- luteranismbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Russian лютера́нство
- лютера́нство (ljuteránstvo)branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Slovak luteranizmus
- luteranizmusbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Spanish luteranismo
- luteranismobranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Swahili Ulutheri
- Ulutheribranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Swedish lutherdom, lutheranism
- lutherdombranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
- lutheranismbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Turkish Lutercilik
- Lutercilikbranch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
Ukrainian лютера́нство
- лютера́нство (ljuteránstvo)branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther
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APA
Lutheranism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lutheranism
MLA
“Lutheranism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lutheranism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lutheranism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lutheranism.
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