| amen corner |
in some Protestant churches in the southern United States, a seating section for those who lead the congregation's responses of "amen." |
| Anabaptist |
a member of any of several Protestant sects formed in the sixteenth century that baptized only adult believers, opposed military service, and advocated the separation of church and state. [1/2 definitions] |
| Church of England |
the national church of England, which is Catholic in form but incorporates some Protestant beliefs and is independent of the papacy. |
| congregationalism |
(cap.) the religious beliefs or doctrines of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing. [1/2 definitions] |
| Counter Reformation |
an aggressive campaign by the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth century that was aimed at countering the effects in Europe of the Protestant Reformation. |
| deaconess |
in certain Protestant churches, a woman selected to assist the ministry, esp. in social services. |
| episcopal |
(cap.) of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church. [1/2 definitions] |
| evangelical |
being or relating to a Protestant church that emphasizes the authority of the Bible rather than that of the church as an institution, and the primacy of faith as opposed to works. [1/4 definitions] |
| fundamentalism |
(sometimes cap.) a movement within Protestant Christianity that accepts the literal truth of the Bible and encourages strict adherence to narrow moral and cultural norms. |
| general assembly |
the highest governing body or national association of certain Protestant denominations. [1/3 definitions] |
| Huguenot |
a French Protestant of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
| John Calvin |
a French theologian and leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland (b.1509--d.1564). |
| Lutheran |
of or pertaining to Martin Luther, his religious teachings, a Protestant church bearing his name, or a member of such a church. [1/3 definitions] |
| Martin Luther |
a German theologian and leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany (b.1483--d.1546). |
| Mennonite |
any member of an evangelical Protestant Christian sect founded in the Netherlands in the sixteenth century, characterized by simple living and by opposition to military service and to holding public office. [1/2 definitions] |
| Methodist |
a member of a Protestant Christian religious denomination developed from the teachings of John Wesley in the early eighteenth century. [1/3 definitions] |
| nonconformist |
(often cap.) an English Protestant who does not belong to the Church of England. [1/2 definitions] |
| Orangeman |
a Protestant of Northern Ireland. [1/2 definitions] |
| parson |
a clergyman, esp. in a Protestant church; minister. |
| Prot. |
abbreviation of "Protestant," any Christian, esp. in the West, who belongs to a non-Catholic church. [2 definitions] |
| Protestant ethic |
a set of beliefs in the moral virtue of productive work, self-discipline, and frugality; Protestant work ethic; work ethic. |