Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Adherence to the religion and beliefs of a Protestant church.
- noun The religion and religious beliefs fostered by the Protestant movement.
- noun Protestants considered as a group.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being a Protestant; the religious principles of Protestants; the religious and other tendencies fostered by the Protestant movement. See
protest of Spires , under protest.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
Protestant (rather than theRoman Catholic orOrthodox )Christian faith . - noun Collectively, the Protestant
churches or the Protestants. - noun The beliefs held by the Protestant churches.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now as to the power of Protestantism to check this crime, Dr. Storer, the distinguished Protestant physician of Boston, says: "We are compelled to admit that _Protestantism_ has failed to check the increase of criminal abortion."
Public School Education Michael M��ller 1862
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Born-again Protestantism is strong in S. Korea and takes some strange forms.
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American and European worship services often has the impression that strong tendencies in American Protestantism are closer to psychology and mainstream European Protestantism is closer to philosophy.
Translantic Relations and Security Policy: Common Interests, Values and History 2004
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There was nothing the least like what we call Protestantism today.
Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" Hilaire Belloc 1911
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Also, no one has addressed my original point that "Protestantism" is not a single polity where we should expect to find consensus.
Fr. Robert Barron on Protestantism, authority, and Cardinal Newman 2009
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In its modern structure, the immediate root of democracy can be found in American Protestantism, organizing itself for a “life together” beyond the plurality of Churches - for a shared running of the common city.
Global Voices in English » France: Secularity, Required for Democracy and Human Rights 2009
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The Anglican tradition has one foot in Protestantism and one foot in Catholicism.
A Flock Divided 2009
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Mainline Protestantism is a foundation of American faith traditions.
Chris Rodda: Civil Rights and Religious Groups Demand That Air Force Academy 'Climate Survey' Be Made Public Chris Rodda 2010
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A movement in American Protestantism that ... stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record.
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The Anglican tradition has one foot in Protestantism and one foot in Catholicism.
A Flock Divided 2009
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