[loo-ther; Ger. loo
t-uhr] 
| 1. | Mar⋅tin [mahr-tn; Ger. mahr-teen] , 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation. |
| 2. | a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “famous” and “army.” |
| Lu·ther (lōō'thər) German theologian and leader of the Reformation. His opposition to the wealth and corruption of the papacy and his belief that salvation would be granted on the basis of faith alone rather than by works caused his excommunication from the Catholic Church (1521). Luther confirmed the Augsburg Confession in 1530, effectively establishing the Lutheran Church. |