protestant

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The differences between a catholic and a protestant are assuredly not any greater than those between a believer and an unbeliever.

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  1. Protesting; making a protest. [In this use also pronounced distinctively prọ̄-tes′ta̤nt.] A private protestant tribunal [conscience], where personal moral convictions preside, and which alone enables men to adapt themselves to new ethical situations or environments. G. S. Hall, Amer. Jour. Psychol., III. 61.
  2. [capitalized] Of or pertaining to Protestants or their doctrines or forms of religion. All sound Protestant writers. Milton, Civil Power.
  3. Protestant Friends. Same as Free Congregations (which see, under congregation).
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  • For the unavoidable truth of the past several centuries is that the rest of the world has become ever more like us: liberal democratic, protestant, and capitalist. —  Brothers Judd Book Reviews
  • During questioning over the events of that night, he claimed to have pretended to be a catholic when approached by a man as he feared being attacked if identified as a protestant. —  Slugger O'Toole
  • The chancellor added that "as a protestant Christian" she was "encouraged" that many voices in the Catholic church were also calling on the Vatican to explain itself. —  The Guardian World News
  • Since I am a protestant, I do not thoroughly understand that statement. —  Mommy Life
  • I am a protestant, but I believe in the Shroud as being the burial cloth of Jesus. —  Top stories from Times Online
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  1. from French protestant = Spanish Portuguese Italian protestante = D. G. Danish Swedish protestant = Russian protestant˘, from Italian protestan(t-)s, present participle of protestari, declare in public, bear witness: see protest.
 

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