A Protestant; esp. a German Lutheran, or an adherent of the national church of the German Empire, and subsequently of Germany. See sense A. 2a.

One who professes the faith of the gospel, or who claims for himself and his party the exclusive possession of gospel truth; in 16–17th centuries…

A member or adherent of any of the Christian churches or bodies which repudiated the papal authority, and separated or were severed from the Roman…

Chiefly derogatory. A person who (esp. in relation to 16th cent. controversy about the nature of the Eucharist) challenges the literal meaning of…

A Protestant.

= tropist, n. Obsolete.

A Protestant; = evangelical, n. 1. Obsolete.

A person bound by religious vows, or devoted to a religious life.

A follower or adherent of reformed religion; a Protestant. Obsolete.

A Protestant. Usually derogatory. Cf. Prod, n.2

A Protestant. Cf. Prot, n.

= gospeller, n. 5.

slang (chiefly depreciative, sometimes considered offensive). A Protestant; (also occasionally) a Roman Catholic. Now somewhat rare.

slang (chiefly depreciative). A Roman Catholic; (also occasionally) a Protestant. Cf. right-footer, n. 3.

As a denominational name. A member of any Christian denomination other than Roman Catholicism. Usually contrasted with Catholic. Chiefly in Asian…

= sense B.

= sense B.

= sense B.

A Protestant.