Found 2 items, similar to protestant.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Protestant Protestant n 1: an adherent of Protestantism 2: the Protestant churches and denominations collectively [syn: Protestant Church] Protestant adj 1: of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; “Protestant churches”; “a Protestant denomination” 2: making a protest [syn: protesting(a)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Protestant Protestant \Prot"es*tant\, n. [F. protestant, fr. L. protestans, -antis, p. pr. of protestare. See Protest, v.] One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; -- now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church. [1913 Webster] Protestant \Prot"es*tant\, a. [Cf. F. protestant.] 1. Making a protest; protesting. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers. [1913 Webster]