protestant

1. v. 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. Source: opted

2. a. Making a protest; protesting. Source: opted

3. a. Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers. Source: opted

4. adj. of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism Source: wordnet

5. n. an adherent of Protestantism Source: wordnet

6. n. the Protestant churches and denominations collectively Source: wordnet

7. adj. protesting Source: wordnet

8. 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. 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

9. One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered toLuther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration ofdissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet ofSpires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a generalcouncil; -- now used in a popular sense to designate any Christianwho does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church. Source: adambom

10. j:59/n:41 n. an adherent of Protestantism a. of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism s. protesting Source: ecdict

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