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protestant
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[ adjective ] (religion) of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism
Examples "Protestant churches" "a Protestant denomination" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)We have aligned ourselves with that `` liberal '' tradition in Protestant Christianity that counts among the great names in its history those of Schleiermacher , Ritschl , Herrmann , Harnack , and Troeltsch , and more recently , Schweitzer and the early Barth and , in part at_least , Bultmann . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Since the Protestant clergy for_the_most_part wear gray or some variant from the wholly black suit , my Roman_collar and black garb usually identify me in England as a Roman_Catholic cleric . A Protestant woman marveled to me over the large crowds going_in and out of the Birmingham_Oratory ( Catholic ) Church on Sunday mornings . From many sides come remarks that Protestant churches are badly attended and the large medieval cathedrals look all_but empty during services . That day is perhaps today , 1961 , and it seems no_longer very meaningful to call England a `` Protestant country '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (religion,Christianity) an adherent of Protestantism
Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)The Protestants themselves are the first to admit the great falling_off in effective membership in their churches . While it must be said that these same Protestants have built some new churches during this period , and that religious population_shifts have emptied churches , a principal reason for this phenomenon of redundancy is that fewer Protestants are going_to church . While it must be said that these same Protestants have built some new churches during this period , and that religious population_shifts have emptied churches , a principal reason for this phenomenon of redundancy is that fewer Protestants are going_to church . Still , it is clear from such reports , and apparently clear from the remarks of many people , that Protestants are decreasing and Catholics increasing . |
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[ noun ] (religion,Christianity) the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
Synonyms Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)As an American Catholic of Irish ancestry , I came with certain preconceptions and expectations ; being intellectually influenced by Newman and the general 19th century literature of England , I knew only a Protestant dominated country . Related terms |
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