protest /prə-testˈ or prō-testˈ/

1. To express or record dissent or objection
2. To make a solemn affirmation, profession or avowal

1. To make a protest against
2. To make a solemn declaration of
3. To declare
4. To declare the non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill of exchange)
5. To proclaim (Shakespeare)
6. To vow (Shakespeare)
7. To call to witness (Milton)

1. A declaration of objection or dissent
2. An affirmation or avowal
3. The noting by a notary-public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill
4. A written declaration, usu by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or injury of ship or cargo, etc

Expressing, or used to express, dissent or objection

Protestant /protˈis-tənt/ noun

1. A member or adherent, or someone who shares the beliefs, of one of those churches founded by the Reformers (formerly by some confined to Anglicans or Lutherans, now disavowed by some Anglicans), or of any of the churches which have developed or separated from them
2. One of those who, in 1529, protested against an edict of Charles V and the Diet of Spires denouncing the Reformation
3. (without cap) an avowed lover (Herrick)
4. (without cap; sometimes /prō-tesˈtənt/) someone who protests

1. Of, or relating to, Protestants or, more usu, Protestantism
2. (without cap; /protˈis-tənt or prō-tesˈtənt/) protesting

Protˈestantism noun

1. The Protestant form or forms of religion
2. The Protestant denominations
3. The state of being a Protestant

Protˈestantize or Protˈestantise transitive verb

protestation /protˈis-, prō-tes-tāˈshən/ noun

1. An avowal or solemn declaration
2. A declaration in pleading (law)
3. A protest

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