protestantism
NounUS[prah-tuh-stuhn-tiz-uhm]/ˈprɑtəstənˌtɪzəm/5 syllables
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Noun (1)
- the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the ReformationType of Christianity, Christian religionKinds pentecostalism, Anglicanism, fundamentalism, Mennonitism, Baptistic doctrine, Trinitarianism, Congregationalism, Anabaptism, predestinarianism, Christian Science +9 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Prot′es·tant·ism noun
Origin: Cf. F. protestantisme.
The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54