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Prot·es·tant

(prŏt′ĭ-stənt)

1. A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers.

2. A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.

3. One of the German princes or cities that supported the doctrines of Luther and protested against the decision of the second Diet of Speyer (1529) to enforce the Edict of Worms (1521) and deny toleration to Lutherans.

4. protestant (also prə-tĕs′tənt) One who makes a declaration or avowal.

adj.

Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.

[French, from German, from Latin prōtestāns, prōtestant-, present participle of prōtestārī, to protest; see protest.]

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Protestant

(ˈprɒtɪstənt)

(Protestantism)

a. an adherent of Protestantism

b. (as modifier): the Protestant Church.

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Prot•es•tant

(ˈprɒt ə stənt or, for 4,6, prəˈtɛs tənt)

n.

1. any Western Christian not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.

2. any of the German princes who protested against the decision of the Diet of Speyer in 1529, which had denounced the Reformation.

3. (l.c.) a person who protests.

adj.

4. belonging or pertaining to Protestants or their religion.

5. (l.c.) protesting.

[1530–40; < German or French, for Latin prōtestantēs, pl. of present participle of prōtestārī to bear public witness. See protest, -ant]

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Noun	1.	Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism Protestant Church, Protestant - the Protestant churches and denominations collectively WASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant - a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination Anabaptist - adherent of Anabaptism Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination Christian Scientist - a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy Baptist - follower of Baptistic doctrines Congregationalist - a member of the Congregational Church chapelgoer, Nonconformist - a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England Anglican - a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism Episcopalian - a member of the Episcopal church fundamentalist - a supporter of fundamentalism Jehovah's Witness - believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism Latter-Day Saint, Mormon - a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Methodist - a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church Orangeman - a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign Pentecostal, Pentecostalist - any member of a Pentecostal religious body Presbyterian - a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church Puritan - a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
	2.	Protestant - the Protestant churches and denominations collectively Protestant Church Mass - (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist Christian church, church - one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship Pentecostal religion - any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples Protestant denomination - group of Protestant congregations Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism
Adj.	1.	Protestant - of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination" faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
	2.	protestant - protesting complaining, complaintive - expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss"

Translations

بروتستانتبِرُوتِسْتَانْتِي بِروتُسْتَانْتِي

protestantprotestantský-ka

protestantprotestantisk

Protestant protestantisch evangelisch

προτεσταντικός Προτεστάντης

protestante

protestanttiprotestanttinen

protestant

protestantprotestantski

protestáns

mótmælandi

protestante evangelico

プロテスタントプロテスタントの

신교도신교도의

protestantasprotestantizmas

protestants

protestant protestants

protestant protestantisk

protestancki protestant

protestante

протестант протестантский

protestant

protestantprotestantisk

เกี่ยวกับนิกายโปรเตสแตนต์ผู้ที่นับถือนิกายโปรเตสแตนต์

Protestan

Thuộc Đạo Tin lànhTín đồ Đạo Tin lành

新教徒新教的新教徒的新教

Protestant

[ˈprɒtɪstənt]

A. ADJ → protestante

B. N → protestante mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Protestant

[ˈprɒtɪstənt]

adj → protestant(e)
a Protestant church → une église protestante

n → protestant(e) m/f
I'm a Protestant → Je suis protestant.

Protestant

adj → protestantisch; (esp in Germany) → evangelisch

n → Protestant(in) m(f), → Evangelische(r) mf

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Protestant

[ˈprɒtɪstənt] adj & n → protestante (m/f)

Protestant

(ˈprotəstənt) noun, adjective

(a member) of any of the Christian churches that separated from the Roman Catholic church at or after the Reformation.

ˈProtestantism noun

Protestant

→ بِرُوتِسْتَانْتِي, بِروتُسْتَانْتِي protestant, protestantský protestant, protestantisk Protestant, protestantisch Προτεστάντης, προτεσταντικός protestante protestantti, protestanttinen protestant protestant, protestantski protestante プロテスタント, プロテスタントの 신교도, 신교도의 protestant, protestants protestant, protestantisk protestancki, protestant protestante протестант, протестантский protestant, protestantisk เกี่ยวกับนิกายโปรเตสแตนต์, ผู้ที่นับถือนิกายโปรเตสแตนต์ Protestan Thuộc Đạo Tin lành, Tín đồ Đạo Tin lành 新教徒, 新教的

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