Protestant

Prot·es·tant

P0614700 (prŏt′ĭ-stənt)n.1. A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers.2. A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.3. One of the German princes or cities that supported the doctrines of Luther and protested against the decision of the second Diet of Speyer (1529) to enforce the Edict of Worms (1521) and deny toleration to Lutherans.4. protestant (also prə-tĕs′tənt) One who makes a declaration or avowal.adj. Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.

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[French, from German, from Latin prōtestāns, prōtestant-, present participle of prōtestārī, to protest; see protest.]

Protestant

(ˈprɒtɪstənt) n (Protestantism) a. an adherent of Protestantismb. (as modifier): the Protestant Church.

Prot•es•tant

(ˈprɒt ə stənt or, for 4,6, prəˈtɛs tənt)

n. 1. any Western Christian not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church. 2. any of the German princes who protested against the decision of the Diet of Speyer in 1529, which had denounced the Reformation. 3. (l.c.) a person who protests. adj. 4. belonging or pertaining to Protestants or their religion. 5. (l.c.) protesting. [1530–40; < German or French, for Latin prōtestantēs, pl. of present participle of prōtestārī to bear public witness. See protest, -ant]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism Protestant Church, Protestant - the Protestant churches and denominations collectivelyWASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant - a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denominationAnabaptist - adherent of AnabaptismChristian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denominationChristian Scientist - a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker EddyBaptist - follower of Baptistic doctrinesCongregationalist - a member of the Congregational Churchchapelgoer, Nonconformist - a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of EnglandAnglican - a Protestant who is a follower of AnglicanismEpiscopalian - a member of the Episcopal churchfundamentalist - a supporter of fundamentalismJehovah's Witness - believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelismLatter-Day Saint, Mormon - a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsMethodist - a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist ChurchOrangeman - a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereignPentecostal, Pentecostalist - any member of a Pentecostal religious bodyPresbyterian - a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian ChurchPuritan - a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
	2.	Protestant - the Protestant churches and denominations collectivelyProtestant ChurchMass - (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the EucharistChristian church, church - one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worshipPentecostal religion - any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciplesProtestant denomination - group of Protestant congregationsProtestant - an adherent of Protestantism
Adj.	1.	Protestant - of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination"faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
	2.	protestant - protestingcomplaining, complaintive - expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss"

Translations

新教徒新教的新教徒的新教

Protestant

(ˈprotəstənt) noun, adjective (a member) of any of the Christian churches that separated from the Roman Catholic church at or after the Reformation. (基督教)新教徒的，新教的 新教（徒）的 ˈProtestantism noun (基督教)新教 新教

Protestant

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