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Protestant
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Prot·es·tant  (prt-stnt)
n.
1. A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers.
2. A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.
3. One of the German princes and cities that supported the doctrines of Luther and protested against the decision of the second Diet of Speyer (1529) to enforce the Edict of Worms (1521) and deny toleration to Lutherans.
4. protestant also (pr-tstnt) One who makes a declaration or avowal.
adj.
Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.

[French, from German, from Latin prtestns, prtestant-, present participle of prtestr, to protest; see protest.]

Protestant
Noun
a follower of any of the Christian Churches that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth century
Adjective
of or relating to any of these Churches or their followers
Protestantism n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ProtestantProtestant - an adherent of Protestantism        
Protestant Church, Protestant - the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
WASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant - a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
Anabaptist - adherent of Anabaptism
Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
Christian Scientist - a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy
Baptist - follower of Baptistic doctrines
Congregationalist - a member of the Congregational Church
chapelgoer, Nonconformist - a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
Anglican - a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism
Episcopalian - a member of the Episcopal church
fundamentalist - a supporter of fundamentalism
Jehovah's Witness - believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism
Latter-Day Saint, Mormon - a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Methodist - a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
Orangeman - a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign
Pentecostal, Pentecostalist - any member of a Pentecostal religious body
Presbyterian - a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
Puritan - a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
2.ProtestantProtestant - the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
Mass - (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
Christian church, church - one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
Pentecostal religion - any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples
Protestant denomination - group of Protestant congregations
Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism
Adj.1.Protestant - of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination"
faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
2.protestant - protesting
complaining, complaintive - expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss"
Translations
Protestant [ˈprɔtɪstənt] adj, nprotestante m/f

Protestant [ˈprɔtɪstənt] adj, nprotestant(e)

Protestant [ˈprɔtɪstənt] protest adjprotestantisch
nProtestant(in) m(f)

Protestant [ˈprɔtɪstənt] adj, nprotestante (m/f)

Protestant
n / adj Protestant [ˈprotəstənt]
(a member) of any of the Christian churches that separated from the Roman Catholic church at or after the Reformation. protestant بروتستانت Протестант protestant, -ka protestant der/die Protestant(in) προτεστάντης protestante protestant پروتستان protestantti protestant/-ante פּרוֹטסטַנט प्रोटेस्टैन्ट protestáns Protestan mótmælandi (sem aðhyllist mótmælendatrú) protestante プロテスタント 신교도(의) protestantas protestants Protestan protestant protestant protestant protestante protestant протестант protestant, -ka protestant protestant protestant ผู้นับถือนิกายโปรเตสแตนต์ Protestan 新教徒[的] протестант عيسائيت کا ايک فرقہ، پروٹسٹنٹ người theo đạo Tin lành
n Protestantism
protestantisme بروتستانتيّه Протестантство protestantství protestantisme der Protestantismus προτεσταντισμός protestantismo protestantism وابسته به پروتستان protestanttisuus protestantisme פְּרוֹטֶסטָנטִיוּת प्रोटेस्टैन्ट धर्म protestantizmus protestanisme mótmælendatrú protestantesimo プロテスタント教会 신교(의 교리·신조) protestantizmas protestantisms ajaran agama Protestan protestantisme protestantisme protestantyzm Protestantismo protestantism протестантство protestanstvo protestantizem protestantizam protestantism[] นิกายโปรเตสแตนต์ Protestanlık, Protestan mezhebi 新教 протестантизм اصلاحي نظريہ đạo tin lành


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