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Unitarian vs Lutheran - What's the difference?

unitarian | lutheran |

As nouns the difference between unitarian and lutheran

is that unitarian is a Christian who does not believe in the traditional doctrine of the Trinity while Lutheran is a member of any of the Christian churches of which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.

As adjectives the difference between unitarian and lutheran

is that unitarian is pertaining to Unitarianism while Lutheran is of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or its followers.

unitarian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Christian who does not believe in the traditional doctrine of the Trinity.
  • A follower of Unitarian Universalism; or a member of a Unitarian Universalist Church in North America who adhered to, or identifies with, the Unitarian part of that church prior to consolidation in 1961.
  • (rare) A Muslim, Jew or other kind of monotheist who is not a Christian.
  • A member of a certain political movement, especially the Unitarios'' of nineteenth century Argentina (known as the ''Unitarian Party in English).
  • Synonyms

    * Unitarian Universalist

    Antonyms

    * Trinitarian

    Derived terms

    * Unitarianism

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to Unitarianism
  • References

    lutheran

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the theology of (Martin Luther) or its followers.
  • A Lutheran understanding of the Lord's Supper is not the same as that of other denominations.

    Synonyms

    * Evangelical Lutheran

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of any of the Christian churches of which identify with the theology of (Martin Luther).
  • The split between the Lutherans and the Roman Catholics began with the Edict of Worms in 1521

    Hypernyms

    * Protestant

    See also

    * Lutheranism ;List of Lutheran Denominations * * * * * * * * * * English eponyms