See Also: Osiandrian(dictionary)

Osiandrian (iou)



Osiandrian noun & adjective. L16.
[from Osiander Latinized form of the name of Andreas Hosemann (1498-1552), German theologian: see -IAN.]
Ecclesiastical History.
A. noun. A member of a 16th-cent. group of German Protestants who opposed the Lutheran doctrine of atonement and justification by faith. L16.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Osiandrians. L19.