| protestant | | |
| n. (person) | 1. protestant | an adherent of Protestantism. |
| ~ protestant church, protestant | the Protestant churches and denominations collectively. |
| ~ wasp, white anglo-saxon protestant | a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination. |
| ~ anabaptist | adherent of Anabaptism. |
| ~ christian | a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination. |
| ~ christian scientist | a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy. |
| ~ baptist | follower of Baptistic doctrines. |
| ~ congregationalist | a member of the Congregational Church. |
| ~ chapelgoer, nonconformist | a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England. |
| ~ anglican | a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism. |
| ~ episcopalian | a member of the Episcopal church. |
| ~ fundamentalist | a supporter of fundamentalism. |
| ~ jehovah's witness | believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism. |
| ~ latter-day saint, mormon | a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. |
| ~ methodist | a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church. |
| ~ orangeman | a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign. |
| ~ pentecostal, pentecostalist | any member of a Pentecostal religious body. |
| ~ presbyterian | a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church. |
| ~ puritan | a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship. |
| n. (group) | 2. protestant, protestant church | the Protestant churches and denominations collectively. |
| ~ mass | (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist. |
| ~ christian church, church | one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship. |
| ~ pentecostal religion | any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples. |
| ~ protestant denomination | group of Protestant congregations. |
| ~ protestant | an adherent of Protestantism. |
| adj. (pertain) | 3. protestant | of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination" |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| adj. | 4. protestant | protesting. |
| ~ complaining, complaintive | expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment.; "a complaining boss" |
| protest | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. protest, protestation | a formal and solemn declaration of objection.; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" |
| ~ objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| n. (act) | 2. dissent, objection, protest | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent. |
| ~ boycott | a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies. |
| ~ direct action | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands. |
| ~ resistance | group action in opposition to those in power. |
| ~ demonstration, manifestation | a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature).; "there were violent demonstrations against the war" |
| ~ walkout | the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest.; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak" |
| n. (communication) | 3. protest | the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval.; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall" |
| ~ objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| v. (communication) | 4. protest | utter words of protest. |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| ~ declaim, inveigh | speak against in an impassioned manner.; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" |
| v. (social) | 5. dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| ~ controvert, contradict, oppose | be resistant to.; "The board opposed his motion" |
| ~ walk out, strike | stop work in order to press demands.; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met" |
| ~ demonstrate, march | march in protest; take part in a demonstration.; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle" |
| ~ rebel, rise up, arise, rise | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. |
| ~ renegade, rebel | break with established customs. |
| v. (communication) | 6. protest | affirm or avow formally or solemnly.; "The suspect protested his innocence" |
| ~ avow, swan, affirm, assert, aver, swear, verify | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.; "Before God I swear I am innocent" |
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