American English pronunciation
How to pronounce protestant
IPA transcription: [p'ɹɑtəstənt]
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Noun
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an adherent of Protestantism
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the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
Adjective
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of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism
“Protestant churches”
“a Protestant denomination”
Adjective
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protesting
Usage examples
- A Protestant, Murphy had a fanatical hatred of Roman Catholics.
- During the Protestant Reformation, church music in general was hotly debated.
- Protestant iconoclasts at this time destroyed statues, pictures, stained glass, and artistic masterpieces.
- Spain was compelled to recognise the Protestant monarchy in England.
- Ervine was a Protestant and identified himself as both Irish and British.
- Protestantism, including Anglicanism, came to North America, Australia-Pacific and some African locales.
- Unlike the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Protestant Church rejected the use of bishops.
- The other church in the town belongs to the Protestants, Czech Brothers.
- In Lutheran churches it can be liberal Protestant, pietist, confessional Lutheran, or evangelical Catholic.
- Protestant and left-wing ministers strongly opposed the Movement faction.