protestantism

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation

This was, that he should abjure Protestantism. — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon : For the Use of Schools and Colleges, Lord, John
Thus with the Reformation; instead of Protestantism came Lutheranism.—Novalis. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
Why has Protestantism given up so human a belief? — My Recollections of Lord Byron, Teresa, contessa di Guiccioli

Broader (hypernyms): christianity
Narrower (hyponyms): trinitarianism, unitarianism, fundamentalism, arminianism, christian science, pentecostalism

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