1
: of or relating to religious doctrines (such as justification by faith alone) developed by Martin Luther or his followers
2
: of or relating to the Protestant churches adhering to Lutheran doctrines, liturgy, and polity
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
The German Lutheran reformer Philip Melanchthon told of a Faust who tried to do a Simon Magus over the rooftops of Venice, crashing to his death in a canal.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Pastor Thompson came to Saints Stephen and James Evangelical Lutheran Church at Hanover and Hamburg Streets from Gettysburg Seminary in 1962 and served as its only pastor.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024
If Crean Lutheran wins this league’s championship there will be carping about why a private school with growing athletic ambitions still is in a league with public schools.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2024
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Rams Stetson Bennett comes through at right time; takeaways from Rams-Cowboys game
Aug. 11, 2024
The Woodland Hills site was not ready, however, so the Rams remain based at Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks, making the commute to Oxnard much shorter than an onerous trip to El Segundo.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
The German Lutheran reformer Philip Melanchthon told of a Faust who tried to do a Simon Magus over the rooftops of Venice, crashing to his death in a canal.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Pastor Thompson came to Saints Stephen and James Evangelical Lutheran Church at Hanover and Hamburg Streets from Gettysburg Seminary in 1962 and served as its only pastor.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024
If Crean Lutheran wins this league’s championship there will be carping about why a private school with growing athletic ambitions still is in a league with public schools.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Lutheran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lutheran. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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