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Definition of Protestant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Protestant

noun
 
/ˈprɒtɪstənt/
 
/ˈprɑːtɪstənt/
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  1. a member of a part of the Western Christian Church that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century
    • He's a Protestant.
    CultureProtestant Churches usually have simpler ceremonies than Roman Catholic Churches, with more emphasis on preaching (= teaching about religion) and the authority of the Bible. Most Christians in the US and Britain are Protestants, and the Church of England is a Protestant Church. Other Protestant Churches include the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian Churches, as well as the Quakers.see also the Reformation
    Topics Religion and festivalsc1
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: via German or French from Latin protestant- ‘protesting’, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’).
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