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Protestant definition

Prot·es·tant (prät′əs tənt; for n. 3 & adj. 2, also prō tes′tənt, prə-)

noun

  1. History any of the German princes and free cities that formally protested to the Diet of Spires (1529) its decision to uphold the edict of the Diet of Worms against the Reformation
    1. any member of the various Christian churches established as a result of the Reformation
    2. loosely any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
  3. a person who protests

Etymology: Fr < Ger < L protestans, prp. of protestari: see protest

adjective

  1. of Protestants or Protestant beliefs, practices, etc.
  2. protesting

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