Definition of protestant
(Entry 1 of 2)
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Protestant
a
: any of a group of German princes and cities presenting a defense of freedom of conscience against an edict of the Diet of Speyer in 1529 intended to suppress the Lutheran movement
b
: a member of any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the Bible as the only source of revealed truth
broadly
: a Christian not of a Catholic or Eastern church
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: one who makes or enters a protest
protestant
adjectiveDefinition of protestant (Entry 2 of 2)
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capitalized
: of or relating to Protestants, their churches, or their religion
2
: making or sounding a protest
the two protestant ladies up and marched out — Time
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