"protestant" meaning in English

See protestant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-protestant.wav Forms: more protestant [comparative], most protestant [superlative]
Etymology: See Protestant. The legal sense either has the same source or is simply protest + -ant. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|protest|ant}} protest + -ant Head templates: {{en-adj}} protestant (comparative more protestant, superlative most protestant)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Protestant Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Protestant Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-protestant-en-adj-OMKUcPn5 Disambiguation of People: 35 0 31 35
  2. Protesting.
    Sense id: en-protestant-en-adj-2X4FAJ1i

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-protestant.wav Forms: protestants [plural]
Etymology: See Protestant. The legal sense either has the same source or is simply protest + -ant. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|protest|ant}} protest + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} protestant (plural protestants)
  1. (chiefly law) One who protests; a protester. Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-protestant-en-noun-mUpXNxg6 Disambiguation of People: 35 0 31 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ant, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 48 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ant: 15 25 45 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 3 3 2 6 13 39 11 3 8 2 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 5 10 49 9 2 7 2 2 6 Topics: law
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Protestant Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Protestant Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-protestant-en-noun-OMKUcPn5 Disambiguation of People: 35 0 31 35

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