Protestantism

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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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