protestants

noun

Meaning

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 sometimes later).
(history) A member of the Church of England or Church of Ireland, as distinct from Protestant nonconformists or dissenters
One who protests; a protester.

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Related words

protesting(English)complaintive(English)complaining(English)protestant church(English)protestors(English)reformers(English)lutherans(English)calvinists(English)

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