'Protestant' definitions:

Definition of 'Protestant'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination"
adjective
Protesting
noun
An adherent of Protestantism
noun
The Protestant churches and denominations collectively [syn: Protestant Church, Protestant]

Definition of 'Protestant'

From: GCIDE
  • Protestant \Prot"es*tant\, n. [F. protestant, fr. L. protestans, -antis, p. pr. of protestare. See Protest, 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Protestant'

From: GCIDE
  • Protestant \Prot"es*tant\, a. [Cf. F. protestant.]
  • 1. Making a protest; protesting. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers. [1913 Webster]