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• Prot|es|tant — «PROT uh stuhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a member of any one of certain Christian churches not governed by the Roman Catholic Church or the Eastern Church, such as those that split off from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation of the …   Useful english dictionary

• prot|es|tant|ism — «PROT uh stuhn TIHZ uhm», noun. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. their principles and beliefs. 3. Protestants or Protestant churches as a group. prot|es|tant|ism «PROT uh stuhn tihzuhm», noun. the condition of protesting; an attitude of protest …   Useful english dictionary

• Prot|es|tant|ism — «PROT uh stuhn TIHZ uhm», noun. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. their principles and beliefs. 3. Protestants or Protestant churches as a group. prot|es|tant|ism «PROT uh stuhn tihzuhm», noun. the condition of protesting; an attitude of protest …   Useful english dictionary

• Prot|es|tant|ize — «PROT uh stuhn tyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make Protestant; change to Protestantism: »The introduction of a vernacular liturgy and congregational singing stirred many…Catholics to feel that their church was being “Protestantized”… …   Useful english dictionary

• prot — prot; prot·actinium; prot·amine; prot·an·dric; prot·an·drous; prot·an·dry; prot·anomalous; prot·anomaly; prot·argentum; prot·a·sis; prot·axial; prot·axis; prot·e·les; prot·ephemerida; prot·ephem·er·oi·dea; prot·es·tan·cy; prot·es·tant·ish;… …   English syllables

• tant — an·nu·i·tant; arc bou·tant; bla·tant; bla·tant·ly; chan·tant; che·mo·ther·a·peu·tant; con·com·i·tant·ly; con·sul·tant; con·tac·tant; cor·rec·tant; coun·ter·ac·tant; crep·i·tant; deb·u·tant; de·con·ges·tant; de·pil·i·tant; di·ges·tant; di·la·tant; …   English syllables

• pro|tes|tant — Prot|es|tant «PROT uh stuhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a member of any one of certain Christian churches not governed by the Roman Catholic Church or the Eastern Church, such as those that split off from the Roman Catholic Church during the… …   Useful english dictionary

• protestant — prot·es·tant …   English syllables

• Protestant — Prot|es|tant1 [ pratıstənt ] noun count * a member of any Christian church that is not Roman Catholic Protestant Prot|es|tant 2 [ pratıstənt ] adjective relating to any Christian church that is not Roman Catholic: the Protestant church ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Protestant — Prot|es|tant [ˈprɔtıstənt US ˈpra: ] n a member of a part of the Christian church that separated from the Roman Catholic church in the 16th century >Protestant adj >Protestantism n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English