PROTESTANTISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Protestantism mean? 

• PROTESTANTISM (noun)
  The noun PROTESTANTISM has 1 sense:

1. the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation

  Familiarity information: PROTESTANTISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROTESTANTISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Protestantism" is a kind of...):

Christian 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 savior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Protestantism"):

evangelicalism (stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation)

Puritanism (the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects))

Presbyterianism (the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism)

pentecostalism (the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues)

Mormonism (the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon)

Baptistic doctrine (any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism)

Anabaptism (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 state)

Wesleyanism; Wesleyism (evangelical principles taught by John Wesley)

Methodism (the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals)

fundamentalism (a form of Protestantism that takes the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth)

predestinarianism (the belief or doctrine of predestinarians)

Mennonitism (system of beliefs and practices including belief in scriptural authority; plain dress; adult baptism; foot washing; restriction of marriage to members of the group)

Congregationalism (system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing)

Trinitarianism (Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity)

Lutheranism (teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone)

Christian Science (religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing)

Calvinism (the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone)

Arminianism (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 sovereignty)

Anglicanism (the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church)