protestantism
noun/ˈprɑtəstəntɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #13,494 most common English word
Meaning
A major branch of Christianity that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th-century Reformation.
Example sentence
She studied protestantism in her world religions course and learned about the Reformation.
Synonyms & related words
- reform
- evangelicalism
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