AUGSBURG CONFESSION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

confession (the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century))

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