Protestant

== English == === Alternative forms === protestant === Etymology === Borrowed from either German Protestant or French protestant, one likely reinforced by the other; equivalent to protest +‎ -ant. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒtɪstənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/ === Noun === Protestant (plural Protestants) (Christianity) 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). Hypernyms: protester, dissenter, dissident; nonconformist; Reformer, reformer; Christian (sometimes sectarianly used synonymously) < religionist < person Coordinate terms: Roman Catholic, Catholic (Roman Catholic sense) (historical) A member of the Church of England or Church of Ireland, as distinct from Protestant nonconformists or dissenters. Hypernyms: protester, dissenter, dissident; nonconformist; Reformer, reformer Coordinate terms: Nonconformist, Dissenter 1827 [1796] Theobald Wolfe Tone, Memoirs Vol.1 p.64 (Henry Colburn, London) ed. William Theobald Wolfe Tone: 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. 1893 June 14, Hansard 4th series Vol 13 HC Deb c.1001 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Protestant (comparative more Protestant, superlative most Protestant) (Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation. Synonym: (nonstandard) Christian ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == German == === Etymology === From protestieren +‎ -ant, from Latin prōtestārī. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ant === Noun === Protestant m (weak, genitive Protestanten, plural Protestanten, feminine Protestantin) Protestant (person) protester ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== protestantisch Protestantismus === Further reading === “Protestant” in Duden online “Protestant”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Plautdietsch == === Noun === Protestant m (plural Protestanten) Protestant == Welsh == === Etymology === From English Protestant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈprɔtɛsdant/, [ˈpr̥ʰɔtʰɛstantʰ] === Noun === Protestant m (plural Protestaniaid) Protestant ==== Derived terms ==== Protestaniaeth (“Protestanantism”) Protestannaidd (“Protestant”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “Protestant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies