protestant
/ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Protestant.
adj
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Protestant.
noun
A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).
noun
A member of the Church of England or Church of Ireland, as distinct from Protestant nonconformists or dissenters.
adj
Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.
Example Sentences
- "a protestant effort"
- "protestant work ethic"
- "He cut his Psychology once or twice, nor could he succeed, during office hours, in keeping his mind on office-routine. His superiors became impatient and then protestant."
- "Her sense of desolation, the knowledge that for some reason, God alone knew why, she loved him, made her for a moment protestant. Why not ? Why shouldn’t I write to him?"
- "These are too mean parts of the pageant: and you don't hear widows' cries or mothers' sobs in the midst of the shouts and jubilation in the great Chorus of Victory. And yet when was the time that such have not cried out: heart-broken, humble protestants, unheard in the uproar of the triumph!"
- "1915 November 3, decision in the case of the State of New Mexico v. Garrett, published in 1916 among the Decisions of the Department of the Interior in Cases Relating to Public Lands, volume 44 (edited by George J Hesselman), page 490: In the case of Hyacinthe Villeneuve a homestead entry had been allowed upon a tract of land that had been patented to the Santa Fe Railroad Company, whose grantees had expressed a willingness to reconvey in order that effect might be given to the equities of the homesteader, whereas in the present case the State stands in the position of a protestant."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/
- British English: /ˈpɹɒtɪstənt/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
anti-Protestant
crypto-Protestant
non-Protestant
post-Protestant
pre-Protestant
pro-Protestant
pseudo-Protestant
Protestant Cay