Protestant


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Protestant /ˈprɒtɪst(ə)nt/
noun a member or follower of any of the Western Christian Churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church in accordance with the principles of the Reformation. adjective relating to or belonging to any of the Protestant Churches.
– derivatives
Protestantism noun,
Protestantization (or Protestantisation) noun,
Protestantize (or Protestantise) verb.
– origin C16: via Ger. or Fr. from L. protestant- ‘protesting’, from L. protestari (see protest).
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