protestant
(adjective) protesting
Protestant
(adjective) of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; “Protestant churches”; “a Protestant denomination”
Protestant
(noun) an adherent of Protestantism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
protestant (comparative more protestant, superlative most protestant)
Alternative letter-case form of Protestant
protesting
protestant (plural protestants)
(chiefly, legal) One who protests; a protester.
Protestant (plural Protestants)
(Christianity) A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or sometimes later).
(history) A member of the Church of England or Church of Ireland, as distinct from Protestant nonconformists or dissenters
• (member of a denomination): Christian, Trinitarian
Protestant (comparative more Protestant, superlative most Protestant)
(Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.
Source: Wiktionary
Prot"es*tant, n. Etym: [F. protestant, fr. L. protestans, -antis, p. pr. of protestare. See Protest, v.]
Definition: One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; -- now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church.
Prot"es*tant, a. Etym: [Cf. F. protestant.]
1. Making a protest; protesting.
2. Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
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