protestant
UK/ˈpɹɒtɪstənt//ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/
protestant adjective: protesting. Also the alternative letter-case form of Protestant.
Adjective (1)
protestant (comparative more protestant, superlative most protestant)
- Protesting.
- He cut his Psychology once or twice, nor could he succeed, during office hours, in keeping his mind on office-routine. His superiors became impatient and then protestant.1919, Henry B[lake] Fuller, “Cope Again in the Country”, in Bertram Cope’s Year: A Novel, Chicago, Ill.: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, The Alderbrink Press, →OCLC, page 274
- Her sense of desolation, the knowledge that for some reason, God alone knew why, she loved him, made her for a moment protestant. Why not ? Why shouldn’t I write to him?1932, Graham Greene, Stamboul Train, Penguin, published 1963, Part 4, Chapter 4, p. 191
Noun (1)
protestant (plural protestants)
- One who protests; a protester.
- These are too mean parts of the pageant: and you don't hear widows' cries or mothers' sobs in the midst of the shouts and jubilation in the great Chorus of Victory. And yet when was the time that such have not cried out: heart-broken, humble protestants, unheard in the uproar of the triumph!1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
- 1915 November 3, decision in the case of the State of New Mexico v. Garrett, published in 1916 among the Decisions of the Department of the Interior in Cases Relating to Public Lands, volume 44 (edited by George J Hesselman), page 490: In the case of Hyacinthe Villeneuve a homestead entry had been...
Noun (2) capitalized: Protestant
Protestant (plural Protestants)
- A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).
- Who or what is a Catholic? This Greek word has become one of the chief battlegrounds in western Latin Christianity […] ’Catholic’ is clearly a word which a lot of people want to possess. By contrast, it is remarkable how many religious labels started life as a sneer: the Reformation was full of...2003, Diarmaid MacCulloch, The Reformation: A History, Penguin, →ISBN, page xviii-xix
- A member of the Church of England or Church of Ireland, as distinct from Protestant nonconformists or dissenters.
- To unite the whole people of Ireland; to abolish the memory of all past dissensions; and to substitute the common name of Irishman in place of the denominations of Protestant, Catholic, and Dissenter—these were my means.1827 [1796] Theobald Wolfe Tone, Memoirs Vol.1 p.64 (Henry Colburn, London) ed. William Theobald Wolfe Tone
- MR. SEXTON said, he had always understood that the difference between Protestants and Presbyterians was not a difference of creed, but as to episcopacy and practice.1893 June 14, Hansard 4th series Vol 13 HC Deb c.1001
Adjective (2) capitalized: Protestant
Protestant (comparative more Protestant, superlative most Protestant)
- Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.
- It is not perhaps too much to say, that a more harmonious, a more decorous, a more loyal, a more Protestant, a more Christian meeting, never took place within the walls of our ancient city.1840, Norwich Operative Protestant Association, Released statement, The Penny Protestant Operative, page 15
- To make this perfectly clear, we shall contrast a few of the most Protestant with a few of the most Roman Catholic counties.1855, Napoléon Roussel, Catholic and Protestant Nations Compared, volumes 1-2, page 120
- Synonyms:
- Christian
Also used as
protestant is also the alternative letter-case form of Protestant.
protestant meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
protestant in Tamil
- புராட்டஸ்டன்ட், புரொடஸ்டன்ட், புரொட்டஸ்டன்ட்
protestant in Marathi
- प्रॅटेस्टंट
protestant in Urdu
- پروٹسٹنٹ, پروٹیسٹنٹ
protestant in Bengali
- প্রটেস্ট্যান্ট, প্রটেস্টান্ট
More languagesFewer languages
- protestant in Telugu
- ప్రొటెస్టంట్, ప్రొటెస్టెంట్
- protestant in Malayalam
- പ്രൊട്ടസ്റ്റന്റ്, പ്രൊട്ടസ്റ്റൻ്റ്
- protestant in Kannada
- ಪ್ರೊಟೆಸ್ಟೆಂಟ್, ಪ್ರೊಟೆಸ್ಟಂಟ್, ಪ್ರಾಟೆಸ್ಟೆಂಟ್
- protestant in Gujarati
- પ્રોટેસ્ટન્ટ, પ્રોટેસ્ટંટ
Examples of protestant in a sentence
- Unfortunately, that very ethos is challenged by division and factionalism that could put protestants to shame.
- Protestant chromoclasm, whether Lutheran or Calvinist, involved the church and the worship service first of all.
- Protestant poets, however, wishing to proselytize, shunned esotericism and emphasized revelation rather than concealment.
Synonyms of protestant
Forms of protestant
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more protestant |
| superlative | most protestant |
| comparative | more Protestant |
| superlative | most Protestant |
| Noun | |
| plural | protestants |
| plural | Protestants |
| alternative form | protestant |
Origin of protestant
See Protestant. The legal sense either has the same source or is simply protest + -ant.
Borrowed from either German Protestant or French protestant, one likely reinforced by the other; equivalent to protest + -ant.
Words formed from protestant
- antiprotestant
- Prod
- Proddy
- Protestantish
- Protestantism
- Protestantize
- Protestantly
- protoprotestant
- unprotestant
- WASP
- anti-Protestant
- crypto-Protestant
- non-Protestant
- post-Protestant
- pre-Protestant
- pro-Protestant
- pseudo-Protestant
- Protestant Cay
Phrases with protestant
Questions about protestant
- What does protestant mean?
- Protestant means protesting.
- What is protestant in Tamil?
- Protestant in Tamil is புராட்டஸ்டன்ட், புரொடஸ்டன்ட், புரொட்டஸ்டன்ட். See Protestant meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is protestant?
- Protestant can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce protestant?
- Protestant is pronounced /ˈpɹɒtɪstənt/ (UK).
Words near protestant in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: protestant (page history and authors); Protestant (page history and authors); protestant (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protestant (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protestant (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protestant (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protestant (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protestant (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protestant (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); protestant (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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