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protestant

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about protestant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An adherent of Protestantism.
  2. The Protestant churches and denominations collectively.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.
    Protestant churches
  2. Protesting.

Origin

See Protestant. The legal sense either has the same source or is simply protest + -ant.

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