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Protestantism.

The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɹɒt.ɪs.tən.tɪ.zəm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹɑ.tɪs.tən.tɪ.zəm/General-American/ˈpɹɑ.tɪs.tən.tɪ.zm̩/General-American
  1. The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Collectively, the Protestant churches or the Protestants.

    uncountable · usually
  3. The beliefs held by the Protestant churches.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *trito-sth₂-o-s Proto-Italic *tristos Latin *terstis Latin testis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -o Latin testor Latin prōtestārīlbor. French protesterbor. German protestieren Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Middle High German -ant German -ant German Protestantbor. ▲ French protester ▲ Old French -ant French -ant ▲ German Protestantinflu. French protestantbor. English Protestant Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Protestantism From Protestant + -ism.

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