| 单词 | mainline protestant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmainline Protestant 4. Of, belonging, or relating to traditional Christian denominations, as opposed to fundamentalist or evangelical ones. Esp. in mainline Protestant. ΚΠ 1948 R. F. West Alexander Campbell & Nat. Relig. xv. 221 Main-line Protestant principles: Luther, Calvin, Wesley. 1959 Chicago Tribune 15 Oct. iv. 10/2 So far as the so-called lower classes are concerned, main line Protestant groups are leaving Christianity to Jehovah's Witnesses, the Salvation Army, or the store front sects. 1971 Rev. Relig. Res. 12 140 The mainline churches cater to suburbanites and accommodate their message to the affluent. 1990 Winchester (Va.) Star 12 Jan. a6/2 Never before..had anyone professedly in a homosexual relationship been ordained into the mainline Christian ministry. 2012 G. Beck Cowards viii. 166 Their fixation on a fictitious version of social justice that promotes big government almost killed once-dominant mainline Protestant churches. < as lemmas |
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