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Protestantism

[ prot-uh-stuhn-tiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the religion of Protestants.
  2. the Protestant churches collectively.
  3. adherence to Protestant principles.


Protestantism

/ ˈɒɪəˌɪə /

noun

  1. the religion or religious system of any of the Churches of Western Christendom that are separated from the Roman Catholic Church and adhere substantially to principles established by Luther, Calvin, etc, in the Reformation
  2. the Protestant Churches collectively
  3. adherence to the principles of the Reformation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Protestantism1

First recorded in 1640–50; Protestant + -ism
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Example Sentences

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He recently joined a church run by Doug Wilson, a proud Christian nationalist who argues "secularism is a hollow construct" and should be replaced by a government-run according to the dictates of "evangelical Protestantism."

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Indonesia has six officially recognised religions -- Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism.

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He says there is an "inherited fault line" on Irish immigration, Irish Catholicism and Scottish Protestantism in the west coast, which goes back to the 19th Century.

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Protestantism in the US south tends to have a strong anti-intellectual background.

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Through the Renaissance and the upheaval of Protestantism, through Martin Luther and all that, Freemasonry changed the world.

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