'Remonstrant' definitions:
Definition of 'Remonstrant'
From: GCIDE
- Remonstrant \Re*mon"strant\ (-strant), a. [LL. remonstranc, -antis, p. pr. of remonstrare: cf. OF. remonstrant, F. remontrant.] Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Remonstrant'
From: GCIDE
- Remonstrant \Re*mon"strant\, n. One who remonstrates; specifically (Eccl. Hist.), one of the Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of the Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the decisions of the Synod of Dort in 1618. See Arminian. [1913 Webster]