luther

Lu·ther

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [loo-ther; German loo t-uh r]
- /ˈlu θər; German ˈlʊt ər/
- /ˈluːθər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loo-ther; German loo t-uh r]
- /ˈlu θər; German ˈlʊt ər/

Definitions of luther word

noun luther Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation. 1
noun luther a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “famous” and “army.”. 1
noun luther Martin. 1483–1546, German leader of the Protestant Reformation. As professor of biblical theology at Wittenberg University from 1511, he began preaching the crucial doctrine of justification by faith rather than by works, and in 1517 he nailed 95 theses to the church door at Wittenberg, attacking Tetzel's sale of indulgences. He was excommunicated and outlawed by the Diet of Worms (1521) as a result of his refusal to recant, but he was protected in Wartburg Castle by Frederick III of Saxony (1521–22). He translated the Bible into German (1521–34) and approved Melanchthon's Augsburg Confession (1530), defining the basic tenets of Lutheranism 0
noun luther Martin1483-1546; Ger. theologian & translator of the Bible: leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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