Zwing·li·an (zw?ng?l?-?n, sw?ng?-, tsv?ng?-)adj. Of or relating to Ulrich Zwingli or to his theological system, especially his doctrine that the physical body of Jesus is not present in the Eucharist and that the ceremony is merely a symbolic commemoration of Jesus’s death.n. A follower of Zwingli.Zwing?li·an·ism n.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.Zwinglian (?zw???l??n; ?sw???-; ?tsv??-) n (Christian Churches, other) an upholder of the religious doctrines or movement of Zwingliadj (Christian Churches, other) of or relating to Zwingli, his religious movement, or his doctrines, esp his interpretation of the Eucharist ?Zwinglianism n ?Zwinglianist nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014