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Protestantism
[ prot-uh-stuhn-tiz-uhm ]
noun
- the religion of Protestants.
- the Protestant churches collectively.
- adherence to Protestant principles.
Protestantism
/ ˈprɒtɪstənˌtɪzəm /
noun
- 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
- the Protestant Churches collectively
- adherence to the principles of the Reformation
Other Words From
- an·ti-Prot·es·tant·ism noun
- pro-Prot·es·tant·ism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Protestantism1
Example Sentences
Today, liberal Protestantism is on the wane, and optimistic postmillennialism along with it.
Foremost among the currents that sustain it is religion: specifically, evangelical Protestantism.
The decline of mainline Protestantism has also undermined this sort of prudent, empirically-minded Republicanism.
Protestantism, after all, is the child of the modernity Santorum claims to despise.
The continental powers were again united in a supreme effort to stamp out Protestantism, and England once more stood almost alone.
Other new words came from the breaking up of Protestantism into different sects.
Albert, religious to an eminent degree, was getting deep into Protestantism.
Italy too had its Protestants; but Italy killed them; managed to extinguish Protestantism.
The attack of Protestantism was supported by the full power and authority of the conqueror.
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