protestant
IPA: prˈɑtʌstʌnt
noun
- (chiefly law) One who protests; a protester.
- (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 in some cases later).
- (historical) A member of the Church of England or Church of Ireland, as distinct from Protestant nonconformists or dissenters
- Alternative letter-case form of Protestant [(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 in some cases later).]
adjective
- Protesting.
- (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.
- Alternative letter-case form of 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.]
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Examples of "protestant" in Sentences
- The protestant church is the oldest in the town.
- The Protestant reformation was resisted in the canton.
- He is the founder of the protestant church of Albania.
- It is the list of the largest Protestant churches of the world.
- He is involved with the charitable work of the Protestant Church.
- The largest Protestant denomination is the Church of the Nazarene.
- At the end of his schooling in Augsburg, the protestant reformation began.
- He is a devout member of the Calvinist Protestant Church in the Netherlands.