sb. and a. Also 6 Zu-, Zwynglian, -lyan, 6–7 Swi-, 6–9 Zui-, 7 Sui-. [f. Zwingli (see below) + -AN.]
A. sb. A follower of Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1531), the Swiss religious reformer.
1532. More, Confut. Tindale, Wks. 570/2. The Lutheranes & Zwinglianes haue begunne to ryse & ruffle in rebellion in soondry partes of Almayne. Ibid. (1533), Answ. poysoned Bk., Wks. 1051/2. These Lutherane heretikes, and these Huskins, Swinglians: and Tyndalins.
1567. Allen, Def. Priesth., 146. The whole packe of Protestauntes and Zuinglians deny that sacrament also to remitte sinnes.
1615. Brathwait, Strappado (1878), 4. Yes, for want of a bush thou’d hang thy selfe, And caper like a zuinglian.
1687. T. R., Veritas Evang., 23. Some being Lutherans, others Swinglians others Anabaptists.
1768. Maclaine, trans. Mosheim’s Eccl. Hist. (ed. 2), IV. 70. This union, between the Lutherans and Zuinglians, was so ardently desired by Melancthon.
1888. Schaff, Hist. Church, Mod. Chr., I. 61. He regretted the toleration of the Zwinglians in Switzerland.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Ulrich Zwingli or his doctrine, esp. concerning the eucharist (see SACRAMENTARIAN B. 1).
1565. Harding, Conful. Apol., I. x. 36 b. Ye shall be driuen to forsake your Zuinglian doctrine which putteth signes and figures only in the sacrament of the aulter for the true and reall body of Christ there present.
1661. Heylin, Hist. Ref., II. (1670), 59. Their … Leaders … being for the most part of the Zwinglian-Gospellers.
1752. Carte, Hist. Eng., III. 395. The Zuinglian doctrines preached by Farel and other ministers.
1898. Expositor, Oct., 271. Mere protest is conducting us through Zwinglian attenuation to Socinian negation.
Hence Zwinglianism, the doctrines of Zwingli, or the holding of such doctrines; † Zwinglianist, a Zwinglian.
1581. Allen, Apol., 35 b. In most things agreing with Zuinglianisme, in some with Lutheranisme.
1641. ‘Smectymnuus,’ Answ. (1653), 71. So doe the Papists upbraid the Protestants with their Lutheranisme, Calvinisine, and Zuinglianisme.
1674. Hickman, Quinquart. Hist. (ed. 2), Ep. a. The Lutherans use no breaking of the Bread: So do the Zuinglianists.
1745. Butler, Lives of Saints (1845), XI. 117. Where he … converted many Zuinglianists.
1857. Pusey, Real Pres., i. 109. Zwinglianism was consistent in itself.
