Lutheran Church
- the Protestant Church accepting the Augsburg Confession of 1530, with justification by faith alone as a cardinal doctrine. The Lutheran Church is the largest Protestant body, with substantial membership in Germany, Scandinavia, and the US.路德宗, 路德教（接受《奥格斯堡信仰声明》[1530]的基督教新教教派, 以“因信称义”为惟一的基本教义; 路德宗是最大的新教团体, 在德国、斯堪的纳维亚和美国有大量成员）。