protestantism

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to the theological system and religious movement of the churches of Western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation.

• 🇷🇺Имя собственное, обозначающее богословскую систему и религиозное движение церквей западного христианства, отделившихся от Римско-католической церкви в период Реформации.

1. Christian movement B2 formal

   A major branch of Christianity that originated in the 16th-century Reformation, characterized by principles such as justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the authority of the Bible.

   • Protestantism spread rapidly across northern Europe during the Reformation.
   • The core beliefs of Protestantism emphasize a direct relationship with God.
   • Many denominations, such as Lutheranism and Calvinism, fall under Protestantism.

   🇷🇺Протестантизм

   Antonyms: catholicismorthodoxy

• protestantisms plural form
• protestantisms' possessive plural form
• protestantism's possessive singular form