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Definition of Protestant

1. Adjective. Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism. "A Protestant denomination"

2. Noun. An adherent of Protestantism.

3. Adjective. Protesting.

4. Noun. The Protestant churches and denominations collectively.

Definition of Protestant

1. n. 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.

2. a. Making a protest; protesting.

Definition of Protestant

1. Proper noun. (context: Christianity) Any of several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation. ¹

2. Proper noun. (context: Christianity) Someone who is a member of such a denomination. ¹

3. Proper noun. (context: Christianity) A modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions. ¹

4. Adjective. (alternative form of Protestant) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Protestant

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Protestant

Protea mellifera Proteaceae Proteales Protean Proteas Protector of Boundaries Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Proteidae Proteles Proteles cristata

Proterochampsa Proterozoic Proterozoic aeon Proterozoic eon Protestancy Protestant (current term) Protestant Church Protestant Episcopal Church Protestant Movement Protestant Reformation

Protestant Reich Church Protestant deacon Protestant denomination Protestant ethic Protestant work ethic Protestantism Protestantly Protestants Proteus Proteus anguinus

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