the other 13 entries are embarrassingly inaccurate.
protestant means to protest the truth of holy scripture, and to reject all doctrines not based on the teachings of the bible (gods word revealed to man).
puritans were people who wanted to ''purify'' the church of 'popish' doctrines. henry V111 although he had a dispute with the pope was never a protestant. luther was a reformer of the papacy but he never denied the mass and ergo was never 100% protestant.
protestant means to protest the truth of holy scripture, and to reject all doctrines not based on the teachings of the bible (gods word revealed to man).
puritans were people who wanted to ''purify'' the church of 'popish' doctrines. henry V111 although he had a dispute with the pope was never a protestant. luther was a reformer of the papacy but he never denied the mass and ergo was never 100% protestant.
protestants reject doctrines such as the papacy, the priesthood, the 'petrine' (rock) theory, mary worship, wafer worship (the mass/transubstantiation), genuflection, crucifixes, candles, scapulars, holy water, indulgences, purgatory, etc. etc. because they are inventions of man and are not based on the bible.
by soundprod August 29, 2006
Get the protestant mug.a trend, a state of mind when people want to be origonal. They are different from everybody else without becoming antisocial.
origonal and artistic minded, but not trying to bring a label upon themselves or other people.
origonal and artistic minded, but not trying to bring a label upon themselves or other people.
On the first day of high school, Henry hung out with the preps. The second day, he hung out with the emos. Then on the third day he got tired of trying to fit in and decided to become protostatic. That way he could be friends with anyone he wished and still be secure inside.
by produce.the.art November 9, 2008
Get the Protostatic mug.Related Words
protista
• protestant
• protestantism
• protist
• pootista
• potista
• Potistarter
• Propistant
• Protestable
• protestacular
Protestant means a group of christians who are neither catholic or orthodox.Today they number around 800 million,compared to 1.2billion catholics and 200 million orthodox.General uniting feature of this group which seperate them from both catholicism and orthodox church is that they reject the practice of 'intercession of saints'.
Protestant revolution of 16th century was not the origin of protestantism as catholics try to claim.The first protestant church was the apostolic church. (the church depicted in new testament do not pray to "saints" or use statues\images in prayer worship.) Thus it was protestant in essence.
Protestant revolution of 16th century was not the origin of protestantism as catholics try to claim.The first protestant church was the apostolic church. (the church depicted in new testament do not pray to "saints" or use statues\images in prayer worship.) Thus it was protestant in essence.
catholics massacred many true christian groups like manichaens.paulicians,bogomils,waldensians,cathars who showed boldeness to protest against their idolatrous practice of 'intercession of saints',before the coming of protestant revolution.
by Jan Zizka January 20, 2011
Get the protestant mug.The word Protestant originated at the 1529 Diet of Speyer, when the Lutheran Princes issued a "PROTESTATIO" i.e. a 'declaration' of their principles. They became the people of the declaration.
The word Protestant has had a number of interpretations over time, as the reformation itself evolved.
For instance some now would not class Luther as Protestant because he never denied the mass.
Esssentially the RC Church preaches that salvation is only for those who adhere totally to their teachings and doctrines, they interpret the Bible and RC's have to accept their word.
The Protestant Reformation taught that everybody has the right to read and interpret the Bible for themselves. When people began to study Scripture they saw that doctrines such as The Papacy, The Sacerdotal Priesthood, Transubstantiation, The Mass, The Immaculate Conception, Indulgences, Confessions, Holy Water, Rosary Beads, etc., etc., were all totally irrelevant to the simple Scriptural principle of Justification by Faith.
The word Protestant has had a number of interpretations over time, as the reformation itself evolved.
For instance some now would not class Luther as Protestant because he never denied the mass.
Esssentially the RC Church preaches that salvation is only for those who adhere totally to their teachings and doctrines, they interpret the Bible and RC's have to accept their word.
The Protestant Reformation taught that everybody has the right to read and interpret the Bible for themselves. When people began to study Scripture they saw that doctrines such as The Papacy, The Sacerdotal Priesthood, Transubstantiation, The Mass, The Immaculate Conception, Indulgences, Confessions, Holy Water, Rosary Beads, etc., etc., were all totally irrelevant to the simple Scriptural principle of Justification by Faith.
by soundprod June 16, 2016
Get the protestant mug.A being, regardless of gender, who remains stationary in one designated position, mostly corner of the room, for a long period of time. Can be hired for anyone between $10-$50.
by Big Hob Joe May 5, 2018
Get the Protistitute mug."Protostar" can be used as a noun or a verb. A Protostar is a retarded faggot, usually a micropenis cuck. To be Protostar'd means you get called out by some popular retard on social media, primarily Twitter.
Person 1: "Yo dude I think you got called out on Twitter again."
Person 2: "Oh god it's that Protostar fag again."
Person 1 "You my friend, just got Protostar'd."
Person 2: "Oh god it's that Protostar fag again."
Person 1 "You my friend, just got Protostar'd."
by radionite July 7, 2018
Get the Protostar mug.When a Protestant tries to explain Catholic or Orthodox teaching and completely fails by spewing misinformation or twisting what they actually believe.
by cathchild June 18, 2022
Get the Protestant-splaining mug.