Protestant
noun
A member of the Christian church that separated from the Catholic Church in the 16th century.
Martin Luther, the founder of the Protestant Church, was a crucial figure in the Protestant Reformation.
Often appears as...
- protestant church
- protestant reformation
adjective
Related to the Protestant Church or its members.
The Protestant movement led to significant religious changes in Europe.
Often appears as...
- protestant ethics
- protestant traditions
noun
A member of the Christian church that separated from the Catholic Church in the 16th century.
Martin Luther, the founder of the Protestant Church, was a crucial figure in the Protestant Reformation.
Often appears as...
- protestant church
- protestant reformation
adjective
Related to the Protestant Church or its members.
The Protestant movement led to significant religious changes in Europe.
Often appears as...
- protestant ethics
- protestant traditions
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Roots
Understanding 'protestant' involves knowing its origin in the Reformation, when it split from Catholicism.
The Protestant movement can be traced back to Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Category
'Protestant' covers many different churches, not just one, united by common beliefs and separate from the Catholic Church.
Many Protestant churches, such as the Methodist and Baptist, emphasize reading the Bible.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Impact
The term 'protestant' isn't just religious; it also carries significant cultural and historical connotations.
Protestant work ethics have influenced many aspects of society, including business and education.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Roots
Understanding 'protestant' involves knowing its origin in the Reformation, when it split from Catholicism.
The Protestant movement can be traced back to Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Category
'Protestant' covers many different churches, not just one, united by common beliefs and separate from the Catholic Church.
Many Protestant churches, such as the Methodist and Baptist, emphasize reading the Bible.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Impact
The term 'protestant' isn't just religious; it also carries significant cultural and historical connotations.
Protestant work ethics have influenced many aspects of society, including business and education.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Roots
Understanding 'protestant' involves knowing its origin in the Reformation, when it split from Catholicism.
The Protestant movement can be traced back to Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Category
'Protestant' covers many different churches, not just one, united by common beliefs and separate from the Catholic Church.
Many Protestant churches, such as the Methodist and Baptist, emphasize reading the Bible.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Impact
The term 'protestant' isn't just religious; it also carries significant cultural and historical connotations.
Protestant work ethics have influenced many aspects of society, including business and education.
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What really happened...
They were the victims of paranoia about the supernatural, misdirected religious fervor— and a justice system that valued repentance over truth. Salem was settled in 1626 by Puritans, a group of English protestants.
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but his thoughts ended up splitting the church in two the catholic church and the protestant church and that soon becomes important for many other things than the church
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What really happened...
They were the victims of paranoia about the supernatural, misdirected religious fervor— and a justice system that valued repentance over truth. Salem was settled in 1626 by Puritans, a group of English protestants.
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A Fun, Animated History...
but his thoughts ended up splitting the church in two the catholic church and the protestant church and that soon becomes important for many other things than the church
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Anthea Butler
American Educator
Protestants attacked Catholics during the 1844 Nativist riots in Philadelphia. Guess what that was about? Anti-immigrant sentiment. Back then, it was the influx of Irish Catholics into the city. Now, it's Donald Trump clinging to a bygone notion of Protestant ascendancy and nativist sentiments, when mainline Protestantism is on the wane in the U.S.
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Max Stirner
German Philosopher
Protestantism has actually put a man in the position of a country governed by secret police. The spy and eavesdropper, 'conscience,' watches over every motion of the mind, and all thought and action is for it a 'matter of conscience,' i.e. police business.
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Frances McDormand
American Actress
I think awards are good for the movie. They can bring a new audience to the movie. I've always claimed that things like that don't get you work. Work gets you work. That's my blue-collar, protestant work ethic.
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Carl Frampton
Irish Boxer
In boxing we're allowed to come togethwe. Protestants and Catholics, the north and south, everyone. I'm in an Irish vest, even on a mural in Tiger's Bay, because boxing brings the communities together.
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Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
Protestantism became identified with the republican presumption in liberty as an end in itself. This presumption was then reinforced by an unassailable belief in the common sense of the individual.
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Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
Protestantism came to America to make America Protestant. It was assumed that was to be done through faith in the reasonableness of the common man and the establishment of a democratic republic.
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Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
America is the first great experiment in Protestant social formation. Protestantism in Europe always assumed and depended on the cultural habits that had been created by Catholic Christianity.
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Marquis de Lafayette
French Revolutionary
Protestants in France are under intolerable despotism. Although open persecution does not now exist, yet it depends upon the whim of the king, queen, parliament, or any of the ministry.
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Robert Duvall
American Actor
The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through saints and Mary or whatever. Protestants in general say things to God directly.
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Tony Campolo
American Clergyman
Protestants so often confuse being Republican with being Christian.
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Anthea Butler
American Educator
Protestants attacked Catholics during the 1844 Nativist riots in Philadelphia. Guess what that was about? Anti-immigrant sentiment. Back then, it was the influx of Irish Catholics into the city. Now, it's Donald Trump clinging to a bygone notion of Protestant ascendancy and nativist sentiments, when mainline Protestantism is on the wane in the U.S.
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Max Stirner
German Philosopher
Protestantism has actually put a man in the position of a country governed by secret police. The spy and eavesdropper, 'conscience,' watches over every motion of the mind, and all thought and action is for it a 'matter of conscience,' i.e. police business.
Quote examples
Frances McDormand
American Actress
I think awards are good for the movie. They can bring a new audience to the movie. I've always claimed that things like that don't get you work. Work gets you work. That's my blue-collar, protestant work ethic.
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Carl Frampton
Irish Boxer
In boxing we're allowed to come togethwe. Protestants and Catholics, the north and south, everyone. I'm in an Irish vest, even on a mural in Tiger's Bay, because boxing brings the communities together.
Quote examples
Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
Protestantism became identified with the republican presumption in liberty as an end in itself. This presumption was then reinforced by an unassailable belief in the common sense of the individual.
Quote examples
Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
Protestantism came to America to make America Protestant. It was assumed that was to be done through faith in the reasonableness of the common man and the establishment of a democratic republic.
Quote examples
Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
America is the first great experiment in Protestant social formation. Protestantism in Europe always assumed and depended on the cultural habits that had been created by Catholic Christianity.
Quote examples
Marquis de Lafayette
French Revolutionary
Protestants in France are under intolerable despotism. Although open persecution does not now exist, yet it depends upon the whim of the king, queen, parliament, or any of the ministry.
Quote examples
Robert Duvall
American Actor
The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through saints and Mary or whatever. Protestants in general say things to God directly.
Quote examples
Tony Campolo
American Clergyman
Protestants so often confuse being Republican with being Christian.
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