Protestantism.
The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.
Meaning & usage
The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.
Collectively, the Protestant churches or the Protestants.
The beliefs held by the Protestant churches.
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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