Meanings
nounProtestantism (usually uncountable, plural Protestantisms)
plural Protestantisms
- uncountableusuallyThe Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.
- uncountableusuallyCollectively, the Protestant churches or the Protestants.
- uncountableusuallyThe beliefs held by the Protestant churches.
Synonyms & antonyms
Broader
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*trito-sth₂-o-s
- Proto-Italic*tristos
- Latin*terstis
- Latintestis
- Latintestor
- Latinprōtestārī
- Frenchprotester
- Germanprotestieren
- GermanProtestant
- Frenchprotester
- GermanProtestantinflu.
- Frenchprotestant
- EnglishProtestant
- EnglishProtestantism
From Protestant + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بُرُوتِسْتَانْتِيَّة
- بُرُوتِسْتَانْتِيَّة (burūtistāntiyya)faith
Basque protestantismo
- protestantismofaith
Bulgarian протестантство
- протестантство (protestantstvo)faith
Catalan protestantisme
- protestantismefaith
Chinese Cantonese 新教, 基督新教
- 新教 (san¹ gaau³)faith
- 基督新教 (gei¹ duk¹ san¹ gaau³)faith
- 抗議宗 /抗议宗 (kong³ ji⁵ zung¹)faith
- 抗羅宗 /抗罗宗 (kong³ lo⁴ zung¹)faith
- 反羅宗 /反罗宗 (faan² lo⁴ zung¹)faith
- 反對教 /反对教 (faan² deoi³ gaau³)faith
- 誓反教 (sai⁶ faan² gaau³)faith
- 更正教faith
- 改新教 (goi² san¹ gaau³)faith
Chinese Mandarin 新教, 基督新教
- 新教 (xīnjiào)faith
- 基督新教 (Jīdū xīnjiào)faith
- 抗議宗 /抗议宗 (Kàngyìzōng)faith
- 抗羅宗 /抗罗宗 (Kàngluózōng)faith
- 反羅宗 /反罗宗 (Fǎnluózōng)faith
- 反對教 /反对教 (Fǎnduìjiào)faith
- 誓反教 (Shìfǎnjiào)faith
- 更正教 (Gēngzhèngjiào)faith
- 改新教 (Gǎixīnjiào)faith
Czech protestantství
- protestantstvífaith
Danish protestantisme
- protestantismefaith
Dutch protestantisme
- protestantismefaith
Esperanto protestantismo
- protestantismofaith
Estonian protestantism
- protestantismfaith
Finnish protestanttinen usko, protestanttisuus
- protestanttinen uskofaith
- protestanttisuusfaith
- protestantitProtestant churches or the Protestants collectively
- protestanttinen uskobeliefs
- protestanttisuusbeliefs
French protestantisme
- protestantismefaith
German Protestantismus
- Protestantismusfaith
Greek προτεσταντισμός
- προτεσταντισμός (protestantismós)faith
Hungarian protestantizmus
- protestantizmusfaith
Icelandic mótmælendatrú
- mótmælendatrúfaith
Indonesian Protestantisme
- Protestantismefaith
Irish Protastúnachas
- Protastúnachasfaith
Italian protestantesimo
- protestantesimofaith
Japanese 新教, プロテスタンティズム
- 新教 (shinkyō)faith
- プロテスタンティズム (purotesutantizumu)faith
Korean 개신교, 프로테스탄트
- 개신교 (gaesin'gyo)faith
- 프로테스탄트 (peuroteseutanteu)faith
Latin Protestantes
- Protestantesfaith
Latvian protestantisms
- protestantismsfaith
Lithuanian protestantizmas
- protestantizmasfaith
Malay Protestan
- Protestanfaith
Norwegian Bokmål protestantisme
- protestantismefaith
Persian پروتستانتیسم
- پروتستانتیسم (porotestântism)faith
Polish protestantyzm
- protestantyzmfaith
Portuguese protestantismo
- protestantismofaith
Romanian protestantism
- protestantismfaith
Russian протеста́нтство
- протеста́нтство (protestántstvo)faith
Slovak protestantizmus
- protestantizmusfaith
Spanish protestantismo
- protestantismofaith
Swahili Uprotestanti
- Uprotestantifaith
Swedish protestantismen, protestantism
- protestantismenfaith
- protestantismfaith
Thai โปรเตสแตนต์
- โปรเตสแตนต์ (bproo-dtées-dtɛ́n)faith
Turkish Protestanlık
- Protestanlıkfaith
Ukrainian протестанти́зм
- протестанти́зм (protestantýzm)faith
Vietnamese Tin Lành
- Tin Lànhfaith
Welsh Protestaniaeth, Protestaniaid
- Protestaniaethfaith
- ProtestaniaidProtestant churches or the Protestants collectively
- Protestaniaethbeliefs
Cite this entry
APA
Protestantism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Protestantism
MLA
“Protestantism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Protestantism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Protestantism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Protestantism.
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