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Definition of Zwinglian
1. a. Of or pertaining to Ulric Zwingli (1481-1531), the reformer of German Switzerland, who maintained that in the Lord's Supper the true body of Christ is present by the contemplation of faith but not in essence or reality, and that the sacrament is a memorial without mystical elements.
2. a. Of or pertaining to Ulric Zwingli (1481-1531), the reformer of German Switzerland, who maintained that in the Lord's Supper the true body of Christ is present by the contemplation of faith but not in essence or reality, and that the sacrament is a memorial without mystical elements.
Definition of Zwinglian
1. Adjective. Relating or referring to Zwingli, his beliefs, or his followers and adherents. ¹
2. Noun. A follower of Zwingli, who disagreed with Luther in rejecting the doctrine of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com