protestant
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism“Protestant churches”“a Protestant denomination”Relating to Protestantism
- protestingOpposite uncomplainingSimilar complaining, complaintive
Noun (2)protestants
- an adherent of ProtestantismType of ChristianKinds Anglican, Baptist, Anabaptist, Nonconformist, Presbyterian, Orangeman, fundamentalist, Episcopalian, Puritan, Jehovah's Witness +6 moreMember of Protestant Church
- the Protestant churches and denominations collectivelySynonyms: Protestant ChurchType of church, Christian churchKinds Pentecostal religionMembers Protestant denomination
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: F. protestant, fr. L. protestans, -antis, p. pr. of protestare. See Protest, verb
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.
Origin: Cf. F. protestant.
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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54