Used in a Sentence

protestantism

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for protestantism.

Editorial note

The relationship between Unionism and Protestantism and Nationalism and Catholicism was and still is much more grey than many realise.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of protestantism gathered in one view.

noun

The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.

noun

Collectively, the Protestant churches or the Protestants.

noun

The beliefs held by the Protestant churches.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for protestantism.

noun

The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.

noun

Collectively, the Protestant churches or the Protestants.

noun

The beliefs held by the Protestant churches.

Example sentences

1

The relationship between Unionism and Protestantism and Nationalism and Catholicism was and still is much more grey than many realise.

2

(Indeed, my comment originally mentioned how the US is becoming more religiously polarized, with atheists and evangelicals growing and mainline Protestantism dwindling.

3

This person is typically defiant of organized religions, be it Catholicism or conservative protestantism.

4

And this is an essay about capitalism and protestantism that can be paradoxal (how believing in predestination makes you fight against the odds).

5

The social and psychological aspects are still scarce since we live in a society built around western European Protestantism (heteronormative).

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This is very hard to reconcile with Nazi ideology which promoted (their version) of Christian Protestantism and genocide for racial reasons, which Nietzsche maligned.

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People without a shred of personal beliefs nearer to Catholic cannon than to Protestantism or secular perspectives will continue thinking of themselves as Catholic.

8

When you talk about protestantism what exactly are you referring to?

9

Conservative protestantism has always dominated the religious landscape of the US.

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The key ideas of Protestantism was that faith should be a) based on reason and b) involve a direct communion with God, without intervening priests, ritual or hierarchy.

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I think it is Protestantism (especially its American manifestations) that makes people who are victims of its harsh culture so insistent on reconciling everything into a single paradigm.

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What I do disagree with is the disparagement of a thousand years of Catholic England, the iconoclasm and book burning of the Reformation, and its replacement by a dour, sober, severe Protestantism in many forms.

Quote examples

1

You're correct that historically, "anti-vice" austerity linked to Protestantism was a powerful force in American society.

2

With the rise of capitalism we saw the fading of Catholicism and the rise of Protestantism and the "Protestant work ethic".

3

Analogically, there are both "good" and "bad" clergymen in catholism, protestantism, [insert your religion/beliefs here], but that doesn't mean they are all like that.

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That's kind of silly, for one thing because it presumes that every Christian who isn't a "true believer" in one of two closely-related subsets of Protestantism is only "loosely associated" with a Christian Church.

Proper noun examples

1

WTB: the East/West Schism, Protestantism, Sunni/Shiite, and maybe a few of the different types of Buddhism.

2

As examples, the book often refers to Communism, Fascism, National Socialism, Christianity, Protestantism, and Islam.

3

Protestantism had nothing to do with the price of fish.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use protestantism in a sentence?

The relationship between Unionism and Protestantism and Nationalism and Catholicism was and still is much more grey than many realise.

What does protestantism mean?

The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.

What part of speech is protestantism?

protestantism is commonly used as noun.