- Protestantism
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Protestantism
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Protestantism — • Discussion of Protestant beliefs and doctrines Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Protestantism Protestantism † … Catholic encyclopedia
protestantism — PROTESTANTÍSM s.n. Denumire generală a confesiunilor religioase creştine care s au rupt de catolicism prin mişcarea Reformei din sec. XVI. ♦ Totalitatea popoarelor protestante. – Din fr. protestantisme. Trimis de thiess, 31.10.2008. Sursa: DEX 98 … Dicționar Român
Protestantism — Prot es*tant*ism, n. [Cf. F. protestantisme.] The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Protestantism — 1640s, from PROTESTANT (Cf. Protestant) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… … Universalium
Protestantism — Part of a series on Christianity … Wikipedia
Protestantism — The Reformation of the 16th century brought Lutheranism, and somewhat later Calvinism, to the Habsburg Austrian lands and the Habsburg Empire generally. As part of the German speaking community, Austrians were open to all of the confessional… … Historical dictionary of Austria
Protestantism — [[t]prɒ̱tɪstəntɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Protestantism is the set of Christian beliefs that are held by Protestants. ...the spread of Protestantism … English dictionary
Protestantism — Following upon the Reformation, Protestantism gained a firm foothold in the Netherlands during the later part of the 16th century. The Calvinist church was privileged by the state, but other denominations such as the Anabaptists or Mennonites … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Protestantism — Protestant ► NOUN ▪ a member or follower of any of the Western Christian Churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church in accordance with the principles of the Reformation. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or belonging to any of the… … English terms dictionary
Protestantism in Bulgaria — Protestantism in Bulgaria: Protestantism is the fourth largest religious congregation in Bulgaria after Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam and Roman Catholicism. In the census of 2001, a total of 42,308 people declared themselves to be Protestants of… … Wikipedia
