Zwing·li (zw?ng?l?, sw?ng?-, tsv?ng?-), Ulrich or Huldreich 1484-1531. Swiss religious reformer whose sermons on the absolute authority of the Bible (1519) marked the beginning of the Reformation in Switzerland.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Zwingli (German ?tsv??li) n (Biography) Ulrich (??lr?ç) or Huldreich (?h?ltraiç). 1484?1531, Swiss leader of the Reformation, based in Zurich. He denied the Eucharistic presence, holding that the Communion was merely a commemoration of Christ’s deathCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Zwing?li (?zw?? gli, ?sw??-, ?tsv??-) n. Ulrich or Huldreich, 1484?1531, Swiss Protestant reformer. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.