Augsburg Confession

Definitions of Augsburg Confession
  1. noun
    the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
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    the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
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