Meanings
adjectiveZwinglian (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating or referring to Zwingli, his beliefs, or his followers and adherents.
nounZwinglian (plural Zwinglians)
plural Zwinglians
- A follower of Zwingli, who disagreed with Luther in rejecting the doctrine of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531), Swiss Protestant reformer, + -an.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French zwinglien
- zwinglienrelating to Zwingli
German zwinglianisch
- zwinglianischrelating to Zwingli
Italian zwingliano, zwingliano
- zwinglianorelating to Zwingli
- zwinglianoa follower of Zwingli
Portuguese zwingliano, zwingliano
- zwinglianorelating to Zwingli
- zwinglianoa follower of Zwingli
Russian цвинглианский
- цвинглианский (cvinglianskij)relating to Zwingli
Spanish zwingliano, zwingliano
- zwinglianorelating to Zwingli
- zwinglianoa follower of Zwingli
Ukrainian цвінгліанський, цвінгліанець
- цвінгліанський (cvinhliansʹkyj)relating to Zwingli
- цвінгліанець (cvinhlianecʹ)a follower of Zwingli
Welsh Zwinglïaidd
- Zwinglïaiddrelating to Zwingli
Cite this entry
APA
Zwinglian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwinglian
MLA
“Zwinglian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwinglian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zwinglian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwinglian.
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