Protestantism

Prot·es·tant·ism

P0614900 (prŏt′ĭ-stən-tĭz′əm)n.1. Adherence to the religion and beliefs of a Protestant church.2. The religion and religious beliefs fostered by the Protestant movement.3. Protestants considered as a group.

Protestantism

(ˈprɒtɪstənˌtɪzəm) n1. (Protestantism) the religion or religious system of any of the Churches of Western Christendom that are separated from the Roman Catholic Church and adhere substantially to principles established by Luther, Calvin, etc, in the Reformation2. (Protestantism) the Protestant Churches collectively3. (Protestantism) adherence to the principles of the Reformation

Prot•es•tant•ism

(ˈprɒt ə stənˌtɪz əm)

n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640–50]

Protestantism

See also christianity; faith; religion; theology.
adiaphorisma tolerance of conduct or beliefs not specifically forbidden in the Scriptures. Cf. Flacianism, Philippism. — adiaphorist, n. — adiaphoristic, adj.Adventismthe principles and practices of certain Christian denominations that maintain that the Second Advent of Christ is imminent. Also called Second Adventist. — Adventist, n., adj.Amyraldismthe doctrines and practices of a liberal form of Calvinism established in France in the 17th century, especially its doctrines of universal atonement and salvation for all.Anglicanismthe adherence to the tenets and faith of the Anglican church.Arminianismthe doctrines and teaching of Jacobus Arminius, 17th-century Dutch theologian, who opposed the Calvinist doctrine of absolute predestination and maintained the possibility of universal salvation. Cf. Calvinism. — Arminian, n., adj.Brownismthe views and doctrines of Robert Browne, the first formulator of the principles of Congregationalism. — Brownist, n. — Brownistic, adj.Buchmanism1. the principles of the international movement called Moral Re-Armament or the Oxford Group.
2. the belief in or adherence to these principles. — Buchmanite, n., adj.Calixtinean Utraquist. See Utraquism.Calvinism1. the doctrines of John Calvin or his followers, especially emphasis upon predestination and limited atonement, the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures and the irresistibility of grace.
2. adherence to these doctrines. Also called Genevanism. Cf. Arminianism. — Calvinist, n., adj. — Calvinistic, Calvinistical, adj.Christadelphianismthe doctrines of a premillennial sect founded in the U.S. in the mid-19th-century, especially its denial of Trinitarianism and its acceptance of Unitarian and Adventist doctrines. — Christadelphian, n., adj.cirplanologythe history and study of Methodist circuit plans.comminationthe list of divine threats against sinners, read in the Anglican Church on Ash Wednesday. See also conflict.Congregationalism1. the doctrine and governmental practices of Congregational churches.
2. a form of church government in which each congregation is autonomous. — Congregationalist, n., adj.consociationismthe theory or practice of associations or confederations of religious societies, usually for purposes of fellowship. — consociational, adj.Darbyismthe doctrines and practices of the Plymouth Brethren. — Darbyite, n.denominationalism1. the policy or spirit of denominations or sects.
2. the tendency to divide into denominations or sects. — denominationalist, n.dissenterismnonconformism, def. 2.ecumenismthe doctrines and practices of the ecumenical movement, especially among Protestant groups since the 1800s, aimed at developing worldwide Christian unity and church union. Also ecumenicalism, ecumenicism.Episcopalianism1. the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Anglican communion.
2. adherence to the policy and practice of the Episcopal Church. — Episcopalian, n., adj. — Episcopal, adj.episcopalisma theory of church polity asserting that supreme ecclesiastical authority belongs to all bishops collectively and not to an individual except by delegation.Flacianismthe Lutheran doctrines and treatises of Matthias Flacius Illyricus, especially his attacks upon Melanchthon and others for distorting Luther’s teachings and emphasizing adiaphorism. Cf. Philippism. — Flacian, n.Freechurchismthe principles of the Free Church, which split off from the Presbyterian Church in 1843. — Freechurchman, n.fundamentalism1. a conservative movement in 20th-century American Protestantism in reaction to modernism, asserting especially the inerrancy of the Scriptures as a historical record and as a guide to faith and morals, and emphasizing, as matters of true faith, belief in the virgin birth, the sacrifice and death of Christ upon the cross, physical resurrection, and the Second Coming.
2. an adherence to the doctrines and practices of this movement. — fundamentalist, n., adj.GenevanismCalvinism.Harmonista member of a Protestant sect from Württemberg, Germany that settled in Harmony, Pennsylvania, in 1803, and believed in common ownership of property.Hopkinsianismthe doctrines of Dr. Samuel Hopkins, similar to those of Calvin except that Hopkins rejected the concept of original sin. — Hopkinsonian, n., adj.Huguenotismthe doctrines and practices of the Calvinistic communion in France in the 16th and 17th centuries. — Huguenot, n. — Huguenotic, adj.Hussitismthe doctrines of a reformist and nationalistic movement initiated by John Huss in Bohemia about 1402, especially its reflection of Wycliffite emphases upon clerical purity, communion in both bread and wine for the laity, and the supreme authority of the Scriptures. Also Hussism. — Hussite, n., adj.Irvingitea member of the religious group founded by Edward Irving, a Scots minister who advocated strict observance of ritualistic practices.Koreshanitythe doctrines and beliefs of an American communal religious society founded in 1886, especially its goal of reforming both church and state and their mutual relationship to God. — Koreshan, adj.Labadistan adherent of Jean de Labadie, a French mystic.Laudianismthe policies and practices of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury and opponent of Puritanism, especially his assertion that the Church of England preserves more fully than the Roman communion the orthodoxy of the early Christian church, his support of the divine right of kings and bishops, and his infiuence upon an architecture blending Gothic and Renaissance motifs. — Laudian, n., adj.liberalisma movement in modern Protestantism that emphasizes freedom from tradition and authority, the adjustment of religious beliefs to scientific conceptions, and the spiritual and ethical content of Christianity. — liberalist, n., adj. — liberalistic, adj.Lollardism1. the religious teachings of John Wycliffe, 14th-century English theologian, religious reformer, and Bible translator.
2. adherence to these teachings, especially in England and Scotland in the 14th and 15th centuries. Also called Lollardry, Lollardy, Wycliffism. — Lollard, n., adj.Lutheranism1. the religious doctrines and church polity of Martin Luther, 16th-century German theologian, author, and leader of the Protestant Reformation.
2. adherence to these doctrines or membership in the Lutheran Church. — Lutheran, n., adj.Methodism1. the religious teachings and church polity of John Wesley, 18th-century English theologian and evangelist, or those of his followers.
2. the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and rituals of the Methodist Church, founded by Wesley, especially its emphasis on personal and social morality. Also called Wesleyanism. — Methodist, n., adj.Mormonism1. the doctrines and polity of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in the U.S. in 1830 by Joseph Smith, especially its adoption of the Book of Mormon as an adjunct to the Bible.
2. adherence to these doctrines or membership in the Mormon Church. Also Mormondom. — Mormon, n., adj.neoorthodoxya modern theological movement within the Protestant church, reaffirming some of the doctrines of the Reformation in reaction against recent liberal theology and practice. — neoorthodox, adj.nonconformism1. the state or practice of nonadherence to an established church or its doctrine, discipline, or polity.
2. (cap.) the condition of a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; dissenterism. — nonconformist, n., adj.nonjurorism1. the practice of refusing to take a required oath, as of allegiance.
2. (cap.) the action of Church of England clergymen who refused, in 1689, to swear allegiance to William and Mary. — nonjuror, n.Orangeismthe principles of the Orangemen, members of a secret 17th-century Irish society that defended the reigning British monarch and supported the Anglican church.Pajonisma theological doctrine proposed by the 17th-century French theologian Claude Pajon, especially its emphasis upon the indirect rather than direct influence of the Holy Spirit upon an individual.parsonarchythe domination of a social group, especially a small rural community, by the parson.Pentecostalismthe beliefs and practices of certain Christian groups, often fundamentalist, that emphasize the activity of the Holy Spirit, stress a strict morality, and seek emotional spiritual experiences in worship rituals. — Pentecostal, n., adj.PhilippismRare. the doctrines of Philip Melanchthon, 16th-century German Protestant reformer, especially his rebuttals to the allegations of the Flacians that his attitude toward certain teachings of Martin Luther was adiaphoristic. — Philippist, n. — Philippistic, adj.Pietism1. a movement, begun in the 17th-century German Lutheran Church, exalting the practice of personal piety over religious orthodoxy and ritual.
2. the principles and practices of the Pietists. Also called Spenerism. — Piëtist, n. — Pietistic, Pietistical, adj.Presbyterianism1. the doctrines, polity, and practices of Presbyterian churches, especially a Calvinist theology and a representative system of church government.
2. a system of church government in which ministers and congregationally elected elders participate in a graded series of legislative bodies and administrative courts. — Presbyterian, n., adj.Primitive Methodismthe practices of the Primitive Methodist Church whose doctrines emphasize Wesleyanism and greater congregational participation in its government. — Primitive Methodist, n.Puritanism1. the principles and practices of a movement within 16th-century Anglicanism, demanding reforms in doctrine, polity, and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline, chiefly in terms of Calvinist principles.
2. a political party developed from the religious movement in the 17th century that successfully gained control of England through revolution and briefly attempted to put Puritan principles to work on all levels of English life and government.
3. U.S. History. the principles and practices of the Congregationalist members of the religious movement who, having migrated to America in 1620, attempted to set up a theocratic state in which clergy had authority over both religious and civil life. — Puritan, n., adj.PuseyismTractarianism, after Rev. E. B. Pusey, English clergyman. — Puseyite, n. — Puseyistic, Puseyistical adj.Quakerismthe principles and beliefs of the Society of Friends, a creedless sect founded in England about 1650 by George Fox, especially its emphasis upon the Inward Light of each believer, its rejection of oaths, and its opposition to all wars. Also Quakerdom, Quakery. (Terms made from quake are never used to or between members of the Society, who prefer Friend or thee.) — Quaker, n., adj.Reformationthe 16th-century religious movement in Europe that resulted in the formation of Protestantism. — Reformational, adj.restorationismthe belief in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all sinners to the favor of God. Also called restitutionism. — restorationist, n.reunionismadvocacy of the reunion of the Anglican and Catholic churches. — reunionist, n. — reunionistic, adj.revivalismthat form of religious activity that manifests itself in evangelistic services for the purpose of effecting a religious awakening. — revivalist, n. — revivalistic, adj.Russellitesthe former name of the sect called Jehovah’s Witnesses.salvationism1. any religious teachings in which are emphasized doctrines concerning the saving of the soul.
2. the doctrines of the saving of the soul.
3. evangelism, especially that calling for individuals to make open and public conversions. — salvationist, n. — salvational, adj.Second AdventistAdventism.sectarianismthe spirit or tendencies of sectarians, especially adherence or excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion. — sectarian, n., adj.Shakerismthe principles, beliefs, and practices of a millennial sect called the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Coming, originating in England in the Shaking Quakers sect and brought to the U.S. in 1774 by Mother Ann Lee, especially an emphasis on communal and celibate living, on the dual nature of Christ as male and female, on their dances and songs as part of worship, and their honest, functional craftsmanship. — Shaker, n., adj.SpenerismPietism, after Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian.Stundismthe doctrines and practices of a Russian Protestant denomination founded about 1860, especially their emphasis upon evangelism, piety, and communal Bible study and prayer. — Stundist, n.Swedenborgianism, Swedenborgismthe doctrines, beliefs, and practices of the Church of the New Jerusalem, founded by the followers of Emmanuel Swedenborg in the late 18th century, especially its assertion that Christ is God Himself and not the Son of God, and its reliance upon accounts of mystical appearances of Christ to Swedenborg. — Swedenborgian, n., adj.syncretismthe attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, parties, or denominations, as in the late 19th- and 20th-century discussions between Anglo-Catholics and Roman authorities. — syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical, adj.Tractarianismthe religious opinions and principles of the Oxford movement within Anglicanism, especially in its Tractsfor the Times, a series of ninety treatises published between 1833 and 1841. Also called Puseyism. — Tractarian, n., adj.Ubiquitismthe doctrine that the body of Christ is present everywhere, held by some Lutherans and others. — Ubiquitarian, Ubiquarian, Ubiquitary, Ubiquist, Ubiquitist, n., adj.Unitarianismthe beliefs, principles, and practices of the Unitarian denomination, especially its doctrine that God is one being, and its emphasis upon autonomous congregational government. — Unitarian, n., adj.Universalism1. the theological doctrine that all men will finally be saved or brought back to holiness and God.
2. the doctrines and practices of the Universalist denomination. — Universalist, n., adj. — Universalistic, adj.Utraquismthe doctrines and practices of the Calixtins, a Hussite group demanding communion in both wafer and wine. — Utraquist, n. — Utraquistic, adj.Wesleyanism, WesleyismMethodism. — Wesleyan, n., adj.Whitefieldismthe principles, teachings, practices, and techniques of George Whitefield, English Methodist revivalist, who, after a request from Wesley that he visit America, made seven visits after 1738 and gained a reputation as an eloquent and fiery preacher, becoming a model for future American revivalists.WyclifflsmLollardism.

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Protestantism - the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformationpredestinarianism - the belief or doctrine of predestinariansChristian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as saviorAnglicanism - the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican ChurchArminianism - 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereigntyCalvinism - the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace aloneChristian Science - religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healingLutheranism - teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith aloneUnitarianism - Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the TrinityTrinitarianism - Christian doctrine stressing belief in the TrinityCongregationalism - system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governingMennonitism - system of beliefs and practices including belief in scriptural authority; plain dress; adult baptism; foot washing; restriction of marriage to members of the groupevangelicalism - stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvationfundamentalism - the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truthMethodism - the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public moralsWesleyanism, Wesleyism - evangelical principles taught by John WesleyAnabaptism - a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and stateBaptistic doctrine - any of various doctrines closely related to AnabaptismMormonism - the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormonpentecostalism - the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tonguesPresbyterianism - the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in CalvinismPuritanism - the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)

Translations

Protestan mezhebiProtestanlık基督新教新教

Protestant

(ˈprotəstənt) noun, adjective (a member) of any of the Christian churches that separated from the Roman Catholic church at or after the Reformation. (基督教)新教徒的，新教的 新教（徒）的 ˈProtestantism noun (基督教)新教 新教