'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]
Words containing 'Protestant'
- Protest,
- Protestancy,
- Protestantly,
- Protestation,
- Protestator,
- Protested,
- Protester,
- Protesting,
- Protestingly,
- To protest a bill,
- To protest a note,
- protest march,
- protestant church,
- protestant deacon,
- protestant denomination,
- protestant reformation,
- protestingprenominal protestant,
- protestant episcopal church,
- white anglo-saxon protestant