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1483--1546, German leader of the Protestant Reformation; theological writer, and translator of the Bible.


Luther, Martin

From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
1483-1546 German religious reformer, and founder of the Reformation Luther was born in Eisleben, the son of a worker in the copper mines. He went to school at Magdeburg and Eisenach, and went to the University of Erfurt in 1501, taking his degree in 1505. He was also interested in the study of the Scriptures, and spent three years in the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt. In 1507 he was ordained a priest, and in 1508 went to lecture and preach at the University of Wittenberg. On a mission to Rome in 1510-11 he was appalled by the corrupt practices he found there, in particular the sale of indulgences by the Dominican Johann Tetzel and others to raise funds for building and other purposes. From this experience, Luther's career as a Reformer began. As professor of biblical exegesis at Wittenberg (1512-46), he began to preach the doctrine of salvation by faith rather than works; and in 1517 he drew up a list of 95 theses on indulgences, denying to the pope all right to forgive sins, and…
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From Chambers Classic Speeches
Martin Luther (1483-1546) was born in Eisleben, the son of a copper miner. He was educated at Magdeburg, Eisenach and the University of Erfurt, graduating in 1505. He then studied at the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt. He was ordained a priest in 1507, and in 1508 went to teach at the University of…
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From Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology
Born in Eisleben in 1483, Martin Ludher (as he initially spelt his name) was the eldest son of Hans, a mine worker and (later) owner, and Margaret, whose brother was mayor of Eisenach. Sent to school in Mansfeld, Magdeburg, and Eisenach, Luther received his Masters degree at the University of Erfurt…
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From The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Houghton Mifflin
A sixteenth-century German religious leader; the founder of Protestantism. Luther, a priest of the Roman Catholic Church , began the Reformation by posting his Ninety-five Theses, which attacked the church for allowing the sale of indulgences . He soon became convinced that the Catholic Church was…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
German Christian reformer who was a founder of Protestantism and leader of the Reformation . He was deeply concerned about the problem of salvation, deciding that it could not be attained by good works but was a free gift of God's grace. In 1517 Luther affixed his Ninety-five Theses , which included…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
German religious reformer. He spent three years in an Augustinian monastery, obtained his degree at Erfurt, and was ordained in 1507. His career as a reformer began after a visit to Rome in 1510–11 and after witnessing the preaching and selling of indulgences, to raise money (for St Peter's Basilica…
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German religious reformer. In addition to his well-known role as a reformer of the Church, Luther made lasting contributions to Western ethical traditions. Those contributions can best be understood by deciphering the famous paradoxical statement he made in his Treatise on Christian Liberty (1520): …
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From Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
German religious reformer and leader of the Protestant Reformation. He was an Augustinian friar and unsystematic theologian from Saxony, schooled in nominalism (Ockham, Biel, Staupitz) and trained in biblical languages. Luther initially taught philosophy and subsequently Scripture (Romans, …
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German theologian. Originally an Augustinian monk, he became the leader of Protestant Reformation in Europe. When he publicly burned the Papal Bull against him he was summoned before the Diet at Worms and banned. His followers later founded the Lutheran Church. Hier stehe ich. Ich kann nicht anders. …
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From Dictionary of World Monasticism
A German Augustinian monk, priest, hymnodist, and professor of theology. As a monk, he was dedicated to his order, and devoted himself to fasting, pilgrimage, long hours in prayer, and frequent confession. He was made provincial vicar of Saxony and Thuringia in 1515 and supervised 11 monasteries. In…
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From The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
German Protestant theologian. On Luther: see arnold Esto peccator et pecca fortiter, sed fortius fide et gaude in Christo. Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ. letter to Melanchthon, 1521, in Epistolae (Jena, 1556) vol. 1, folio 345 verso I cannot, and…
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