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protestants

protestants is the plural of protestant.

Meaning of protestant

Noun

protestant (plural protestants)

  1. 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

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Noun capitalized: Protestants

Protestants

  1. (plural) plural of Protestant

Phrases with protestants

Questions about protestants

What is protestants the plural of?
Protestants is the plural of protestant.
What part of speech is protestants?
Protestants is a noun.

Words near protestants in the dictionary

  1. protestantize
  2. protestantized
  3. protestantizes
  4. protestantizing
  5. Protestantly
  6. protestants
  7. protestard
  8. protestards
  9. protestation
  10. protestations
  11. protestator

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