HyperDic: augsburg_confession

English > 1 sense of the expression Augsburg Confession:
NOUNcommunicationAugsburg Confessionthe document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice
English > Augsburg Confession: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today.
Instance ofconfessionThe document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
CatalanConfessió d'Augsburg

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