-
the
Protestant
churches
and
denominations
collectively
-
an
adherent
of
Protestantism
-
One
who
protests; --
originally
applied
to
those
who
adhered
to
Luther,
and
protested
against,
or
made
a
solemn
declaration
of
dissent
from,
a
decree
of
the
Emperor
Charles
V.
and
the
Diet
of
Spires,
in
1529,
against
the
Reformers,
and
appealed
to
a
general
council; --
now
used
in
a
popular
sense
to
designate
any
Christian
who
does
not
belong
to
the
Roman
Catholic
or
the
Greek
Church.
-
Making
a
protest;
protesting.
-
Of
or
pertaining
to
the
faith
and
practice
of
those
Christians
who
reject
the
authority
of
the
Roman
Catholic
Church;
as,
Protestant
writers.
-
Protester.
-
One
who
declares
an
opinion
opposing
those
generally
accepted.
-
A
member
of
any
Christian
church
other
than
the
Greek
or
Roman
Catholic.
-
(
orig.)
One
of
those
who,
in
1529,
protested
against
an
edict
of
Charles
V.
and
the
Diet
of
Spires:
one
who
protests
against
the
Church
of
Rome.
-
One
who
protests
against
the
Church
of
Rome.
-
A
member
of
one
of
those
bodies
of
Christians
opposed
to
Roman
Catholicism.
-
One
who
protests;
specially
one
who
protests,
in
the
name
of
the
rights
of
conscience,
against
the
authority,
in
matters
spiritual,
claimed
by
the
Church
of
Rome;
one
of
the
party
who
adhered
to
Luther
at
the
Reformation,
and
in
1529
protested,
at
the
Diet
of
Spires,
against
a
decree
of
the
Emperor
Charles
V.
-
One
who
adhered
to
Luther
in
1529
when
he
made
a
solemn
declaration
of
dissent
from
a
decree
of
Charles
V.
and
the
Diet
of
Spires;
a
name
applied
to
all
Christian
denominations
that
differ
from
the
Church
of
Rome-
restricted
to
those
sprung
from
the
Reformation.
-
Declaring
an
opposing
opinion:
Protestant.
-
Pertaining
to
such
churches
or
their
members.
-
Protesting:
pertaining
to
the
faith
of
those
who
protest
against
the
Church
of
Rome.
-
Protesting;
pertaining
to
Protestants
or
to
Protestantism.
-
Of
or
relating
to
Protestants,
or
their
doctrines
or
forms
of
religion.
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