Protestant

  1. Proper noun.  (context, Christianity) Any of several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.
  2. Proper noun.  (context, Christianity) Someone who is a member of such a denomination.
  3. Proper noun.  (context, Christianity) A modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions.
  4. Adjective.  (alternative form of, Protestant) .

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