protestant
protestant · protestants
One who protests; a protesterOne who protests; a protester.
US/pɹˈɑtəstənt/
» Tom is Catholic, and Mary is Protestant.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who protests; a protester.
More definitions
- an adherent of Protestantism
- the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
Examples
20 sentencesTom is Catholic, and Mary is Protestant.
Protestants don't venerate saints.
ruПротестанты не почитают святых.
deProtestanten verehren keine Heiligen.
Protestants were in the majority.
ruПротестанты были в большинстве.
deDie Protestanten waren in der Überzahl.
Are Protestants tired of the Bible?
ruПротестанты устали от Библии?
Are you a Catholic or a Protestant?
ruТы католик или протестант?
Origin
See Protestant. The legal sense either has the same source or is simply protest + -ant.See Protestant. The legal sense either has the same source or is simply protest + -ant.
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Forms
plural: protestants| Singular | protestant |
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| Plural | protestants |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the Protestant churches and denominations collectively:Protestant Church