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Zwing·li·an | \ ˈzwiŋ-glē-ən 
, ˈswiŋ-, -lē-; ˈtsfiŋ-lē- \
, ˈswiŋ-, -lē-; ˈtsfiŋ-lē- \Definition of Zwinglian
: of or relating to Ulrich Zwingli or his teachings and especially his doctrine that Christ's presence in the Eucharist is not corporeal but symbolic
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Zwinglianism \ ˈzwiŋ-glē-ə-ˌni-zəm , ˈswiŋ- , -lē- ; ˈtsfiŋ-lē- \ noun
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