Luther

[loo-ther, loot-uhr]

noun

1. Martin 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.

2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “famous” and “army.”

Luther

/ ˈluːθə /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• Lutherism noun

Example Sentences

As a young man, he stood next to Martin Luther King Jr. as he delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech.

From Los Angeles Times

As the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “Eleven o’clock on Sunday morning…is the most segregated hour in America.”

From Salon

In Atlanta, Baldwin meets Martin Luther King Jr., who invites him to Montgomery to witness the impact of the bus boycott.

From Los Angeles Times

Martin Luther King III and Bernice King, the surviving King children, were advised of the release and opposed it.

From Salon

It reminds me of that quote from Martin Luther King Jr.: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

From Los Angeles Times