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Protestantism

[prot-uh-stuhn-tiz-uhm]

noun

  1. the religion of Protestants.

  2. the Protestant churches collectively.

  3. adherence to Protestant principles.



Protestantism

/ ˈɒɪəˌɪə /

noun

  1. the religion or religious system of any of the Churches of Western Christendom that are separated from the Roman Catholic Church and adhere substantially to principles established by Luther, Calvin, etc, in the Reformation

  2. the Protestant Churches collectively

  3. adherence to the principles of the Reformation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • anti-Protestantism noun
  • pro-Protestantism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Protestantism1

First recorded in 1640–50; Protestant + -ism
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Example Sentences

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This duality of the natural and spiritual world is not wholly unique to radical Protestantism, but it has certainly showed up in a variety of deleterious ways.

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Pretty much any religion except mainstream Protestantism is deeply suspect.

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He recently joined a church run by Doug Wilson, a proud Christian nationalist who argues "secularism is a hollow construct" and should be replaced by a government-run according to the dictates of "evangelical Protestantism."

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Indonesia has six officially recognised religions -- Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism.

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He says there is an "inherited fault line" on Irish immigration, Irish Catholicism and Scottish Protestantism in the west coast, which goes back to the 19th Century.

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