Definition of protestantism Protestantism

/pɹɑˈtʌstʌntɪˌzʌm/ - [pratustuntizum] - Prot•es•tant•ism

We found 8 definitions of protestantism from 6 different sources.

What does protestantism mean?

WordNet

Noun
protestantism - the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
		christian religion, christianity a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
		predestinarianism the belief or doctrine of predestinarians
		anglicanism the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church
		arminianism 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
		calvinism the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
		christian science religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing
		lutheranism teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone
		unitarianism Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity
		trinitarianism Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity
		congregationalism system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
		mennonitism system of beliefs and practices including belief in scriptural authority; plain dress; adult baptism; foot washing; restriction of marriage to members of the group
		evangelicalism stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation
		fundamentalism the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
		methodism the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
		wesleyanism, wesleyism evangelical principles taught by John Wesley
		anabaptism a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
		baptistic doctrine any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
		mormonism the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon
		pentecostalism the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues
		presbyterianism the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism

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Wiktionary

protestantism (Noun)
The Protestant rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox Christian faith.
protestantism (Noun)
Collectively, the Protestant churches or the Protestants.
protestantism (Noun)
The beliefs held by the Protestant churches.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

protestantism (n.)
The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants.

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protestantism
The forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation.

Wikipedia

A Protestant is one kind of Christian who does not follow Roman Catholic beliefs. The Protestants split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s. The word "Protestant" comes from "protest" because they were protesting against the Pope.

It was Martin Luther, a doctor of theology and a monk, who said that the church should return to its roots, and give more weight to what is written in the Bible. This returning to the roots was the basic idea of Humanism. Luther thought that the Church had gone too far away from the original teachings. He published 95 theses on the way the Catholic Church was then. Some say, he stuck them onto the door of the church of Wittenberg, but others say this is not true. The 95 theses were published in 1516 or 1517. With the theses, he started the Protestant Reformation.