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Protestant

SayPROT-i-stuhntUS/ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/UK/ˈpɹɒtɪstənt/

Pluralprotestants, Protestants

3 meanings of Protestant

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A Christian who belongs to a church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church long ago.

    Like a group that leaves a big club to start its own with different rules.

    She grew up as a Protestant in a small town.

    Many Protestants go to church every Sunday morning.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Belonging to or connected with a Christian church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.

    They attend a Protestant church near their home.

    The town has a long Protestant tradition.

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  3. 3
    nounhistoricalcountable
    A member of the official English or Irish church, not one of the smaller churches that broke away.

    Her grandfather was a Protestant who worshiped at the parish church.

    MR. SEXTON said, he had always understood that the difference between Protestants and Presbyterians was not a difference of creed, but as to episcopacy and practice.
    1893, Hansard 4th series Vol 13 HC Deb c.1001Here, Protestants means members of the official national church, not the breakaway churches.
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Origin

It came from German or French, from the word 'protest' plus '-ant'.