Protestant

[ prot-uh-stuhnt pruh-tes-tuhnt ]

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noun

any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
an adherent of any of those Christian bodies that separated from the Church of Rome during the Reformation, or of any group descended from them, usually excluding the Anabaptists.
(originally) any of the German princes who protested against the decision of the Diet of Speyer in 1529, which had denounced the Reformation.
protestant, a person who protests.

adjective

belonging or relating to Protestants or their religion.
protestant. protesting ( def ).

Protestant

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noun

1. an adherent of Protestantism
2. ( as modifier )
  the Protestant Church

Protestant

A Christian belonging to one of the three great divisions of Christianity (the other two are the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church ). Protestantism began during the Renaissance as a protest against the established (Roman Catholic) church (see also established church ). That protest, led by Martin Luther , was called the Reformation , because it sprang from a desire to reform the church and cleanse it of corruption, such as the selling of indulgences .

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Notes

Protestants hold a great variety of beliefs, but they are united in rejecting the authority of the pope . Protestant groups include the Amish , the Anglican Communion , the Assemblies of God , the Baptists , Christian Science , the Congregationalists , the Lutheran Church , the Mennonites , the Methodists , the Presbyterian Church , and the Quakers .

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Protestant¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from French or German, from Latin ��ō�ٱ��ٲ��Գ�ŧ�� “bearing public witness,” plural of present participle of ��ō�ٱ��ī “to bear public witness”; protest

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The gang then opened fire on the remaining passengers, killing 10 Protestant workmen and seriously wounding another.

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Enter Giacomo Castelveto: an Italian Protestant who found himself exiled in England, where he could only watch with growing horror as his new countrymen boiled and mangled their salads into an absolute mess.

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Other denominations, including Protestants and Orthodox Christians, do not recognise the Pope's authority.

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He recalled meeting a young Protestant rapper who went by Young Spencer who had grown up in the working-class area of Shankill, where R-City is located.

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Givens grew up in a Protestant household in Tulsa, Okla. His mom listened to Beethoven.

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protest Protestant Episcopal Church

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