'Protestantism' definitions:
Definition of 'Protestantism'
From: WordNet
noun
The theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
Definition of 'Protestantism'
From: GCIDE
- Protestantism \Prot"es*tant*ism\, n. [Cf. F. protestantisme.] The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants. [1913 Webster]