A Protestant is a Christian who belongs to the branch of the Christian church which separated from the Catholic church in the sixteenth century.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Protestant means relating to Protestants or their churches.
Many Protestant churches have women ministers.
Protestant in British English
(ˈprɒtɪstənt)
noun
a.
an adherent of Protestantism
b.
(as modifier)
the Protestant Church
Protestant in American English
(ˈprɑtəstənt; for 3 & 5, also proʊˈtɛstənt; prəˈtɛstənt)
noun
1. History
any of the German princes and free cities that formally protested to the Diet of Spires (1529) its decision to uphold the edict of the Diet of Worms against the Reformation
2.
a.
any member of the various Christian churches established as a result of the Reformation
b. Loosely
any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
3. [p-]
a person who protests
adjective
4.
of Protestants or Protestant beliefs, practices, etc.
5. [p-]
protesting
Derived forms
Protestantism (ˈProtestantˌism)
noun
Word origin
Fr < Ger < L protestans, prp. of protestari: see protest
Examples of 'Protestant' in a sentence
Protestant
Our Protestant friends like to hang on tight to what they call their heritage.
Higgins, Jack CONFESSIONAL
Try reading... No, I won't suggest the Fathers; they're too closely associated with the Oxford Movement in many Protestant minds.
Howatch, Susan ULTIMATE PRIZES
She explained to me briefly the difference between Roman Catholic and Protestant.
Terrence Chen SONS OF HEAVEN (2002)
In other languages
Protestant
British English: Protestant /ˈprɒtɪstənt/ ADJECTIVE
Protestant means relating to Protestants or their churches.
Most Protestant churches now have some women ministers.
American English: Protestant
Arabic: بِرُوتِسْتَانْتِي
Brazilian Portuguese: protestante
Chinese: 新教的
Croatian: protestantski
Czech: protestantský
Danish: protestantisk
Dutch: protestants
European Spanish: protestante
Finnish: protestanttinen
French: protestant
German: protestantisch
Greek: προτεσταντικός
Italian: protestante
Japanese: プロテスタントの
Korean: 신교도의
Norwegian: protestantisk
Polish: protestancki
European Portuguese: protestante
Romanian: protestant
Russian: протестантский
Latin American Spanish: protestante
Swedish: protestantisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับนิกายโปรเตสแตนต์
Turkish: Protestan
Ukrainian: протестантський
Vietnamese: Thuộc Đạo Tin lành
British English: Protestant /ˈprɒtɪstənt/ NOUN
A Protestant is someone who belongs to the branch of the Christian church which separated from the Catholic church in the sixteenth century.
American English: Protestant
Arabic: بِروتُسْتَانْتِي
Brazilian Portuguese: protestante
Chinese: 新教徒
Croatian: protestant
Czech: protestant
Danish: protestant
Dutch: protestant
European Spanish: protestante
Finnish: protestantti
French: protestant
German: Protestant
Greek: Προτεστάντης
Italian: protestante
Japanese: プロテスタント
Korean: 신교도
Norwegian: protestant
Polish: protestant
European Portuguese: protestante
Romanian: protestant
Russian: протестант
Latin American Spanish: protestante
Swedish: protestant
Thai: ผู้ที่นับถือนิกายโปรเตสแตนต์
Turkish: Protestan
Ukrainian: протестант
Vietnamese: Tín đồ Đạo Tin lành
All related terms of 'Protestant'
Protestant ethic
→ work ethic
Protestant work ethic
→ the Protestant work ethic
Protestant Episcopal Church
the Protestant denomination in the U.S. historically related to the Church of England, and retaining its liturgical and theological forms, but autonomous since 1789
the Protestant work ethic
a belief in the moral value of work, associated with Protestant Christianity
non-
Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature .