n. a person who protests any injustice, usually with a high degree of enthusiasm or zealotry. Originally applied only to people protesting the constraints of the Roman Catholic Church it is now, in a kind of protest, applicable to other causes. The word "protestation" has , of course, never been constrained.
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Look at all those protestants occupying Wall Street! Where are the authorities?
I think their lack of intervention means they're protestants too.
I think their lack of intervention means they're protestants too.
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Get the professor x mug.A religon. Everyone has their own beleifs so to all the people who put bad and mean definitions for protestants they need to shut-up. Protestant follow practically the same rules as catholics.
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Get the Protest mug.1. (Definition) A Protestant is a person -- specifically, a Christian who is NOT a Catholic.
2. (Historical Origins) First seen in the 15th Century when the German princes use Martin Luther's 95 Theses as an excuse to break Rome's rule over them by forming their own churches unaffiliated with Catholicism. Another important schism from the Catholic Church occured when Henry VIII created the Anglican Church because the pope would not allow him to divorce his wife.
3. (Word origin) The word originates from "protest" -- Protestants protested against various teachings of the Catholic Church.
All other definitions of Protestants and Protestantism, while possibly superficially correct, mostly refer to specific sects of Protestantism such as Baptists, Episcopalians and Lutherans.
2. (Historical Origins) First seen in the 15th Century when the German princes use Martin Luther's 95 Theses as an excuse to break Rome's rule over them by forming their own churches unaffiliated with Catholicism. Another important schism from the Catholic Church occured when Henry VIII created the Anglican Church because the pope would not allow him to divorce his wife.
3. (Word origin) The word originates from "protest" -- Protestants protested against various teachings of the Catholic Church.
All other definitions of Protestants and Protestantism, while possibly superficially correct, mostly refer to specific sects of Protestantism such as Baptists, Episcopalians and Lutherans.
Monty was Catholic until last year, when he left the church. However, he claims to have remained a Christian. Therefore, he is a Protestant.
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Get the Protestant mug.Members of SEIU, a union now infamous for it's fraudulent activity and intimidation tactics, who used force in their attempt to help elect Obama as president. They are easy to spot because they always wear purple shirts with SEIU written on them and travel in large groups for intimidation purposes. Studies have shown that most SEIU members tested for borderline mental retardation on most intelligence tests.
Hey, did you go to the town hall meeting?
I was going to, but then I heard the Purple Protesters were there so I decided to stay home.
I was going to, but then I heard the Purple Protesters were there so I decided to stay home.
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Get the Purple Protesters mug.An individual who always points out qualities present in other individuals that aren't actually there, but hypothetically possible because they want to have said qualities and are projecting it on other individuals.
"Louispills66 is being a projector again"
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