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Protestant (iou)



Protestant noun & adjective. In senses A.4, B.2 also protestant. M16.
[mod. Latin protestant-, -ans use as noun of pres. pple of Latin protestari PROTEST verb: see -ANT1.]
A. noun.
I. Christian Church.
Hist. In pl. The German princes and free cities dissenting from the decision of the Diet of Spires (1529), which reaffirmed the edict of the Diet of Worms against the Reformation; gen. adherents of Reformed doctrines and worship in Germany; esp. Lutherans. M16.
A member or follower of any of the Christian Churches or sects repudiating the Roman obedience at the Reformation or of any of the Churches or sects standing in historic continuity with them; 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. (Freq. opp. Roman Catholic.) M16.
spec.
a. Orig., a member of the Anglican Church as opp. to a Nonconformist. Later, a member of the Anglican Church holding Low Church views (opp. Anglo-Catholic). E17.
b. A member of a Nonconformist or non-episcopal Church. M20.
II. gen.
A person who protests; spec. (a) rare a person making a protestation or affirmation, esp. of devotion or affection; a suitor; (b) a person protesting against error; (c) a person making a protest against an action etc.; a protester. M17.
R. Campbell First of earth's protestants, his single voice..Was lifted in complaint. E. B. White The manager has promised to fire the protestants.
b. adjective.
Christian Church. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Protestants or Protestantism; esp. designating or pertaining to any of the Christian Churches or sects repudiating obedience to or separate from the Roman Catholic Church (see sense A.2 above) (freq. opp. Roman Catholic); spec. Nonconformist, non-episcopal. M16.
gen. Protesting; making a protest. M19.
Special collocations & comb.: Protestant ascendancy = ASCENDANCY 2. Protestant Episcopal adjective of, belonging to, or designating the Protestant Church of the Anglican Communion in the US. Protestant Episcopalianism (adherence to) the system, faith, and practice of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Protestant ethic, Protestant work ethic Success through hard work seen as a person's duty and responsibility, attributed by Max Weber in his thesis on the origins of capitalism to the teachings of Calvin (cf. work ethic s.v. WORK noun).
Protestantdom noun Protestants collectively, the Protestant Church L17.
Protestantish adjective (rare) Protestant; tending towards Protestantism: L17.
Protestantism noun (a) (adherence to) the system, faith, and practice of a Protestant Church; (b) Protestants or the Protestant Churches collectively; (c) rare (also protestantism) the condition of protesting; an attitude of protest or objection: M17.
Protestanti'zation noun the action or fact of making a person Protestant; conversion to Protestantism: L19.
Protestantize verb (a) verb trans. make Protestant; convert to Protestantism; (b) verb intrans. be or become Protestant: M19.

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