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Protestant vs. Orthodox — What's the Difference?

Protestant vs. Orthodox — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Protestant and Orthodox

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Protestant

A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers.

Orthodox

Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.

Protestant

A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.

Orthodox

Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds.

Protestant

One of the German princes or cities that supported the doctrines of Luther and protested against the decision of the second Diet of Speyer (1529) to enforce the Edict of Worms (1521) and deny toleration to Lutherans.
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Orthodox

Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Protestant

Protestant (also prə-tĕstənt) One who makes a declaration or avowal.

Orthodox

Of or relating to Orthodox Judaism.

Protestant

Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.

Orthodox

Adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary, or traditional
An orthodox view of world affairs.

Protestant

Alternative case form of Protestant
A protestant effort
Protestant work ethic

Orthodox

One that is orthodox.

Protestant

Protesting.

Orthodox

Orthodox A member of an Eastern Orthodox church.

Protestant

(slang) Not allowing unsafe sex. (Cf. catholic)

Orthodox

Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.

Protestant

One who protests; a protester.

Orthodox

Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.

Protestant

Alternative case form of Protestant

Orthodox

Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.

Protestant

One who protests; - originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; - now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church.

Orthodox

Of a branch of Judaism.

Protestant

Making a protest; protesting.

Orthodox

(botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.

Protestant

Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers.

Orthodox

Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; - opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian.

Protestant

An adherent of Protestantism

Orthodox

According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc.

Protestant

The Protestant churches and denominations collectively

Orthodox

Adhering to generally approved doctrine or practices; conventional. Opposed to unorthodox.
He saluted me on both cheeks in the orthodox manner.

Protestant

Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism;
Protestant churches
A Protestant denomination

Orthodox

Of or pertaining to the churches of the Eastern Christian rite, especially the Greek Orthodox or Russian Orthodox churches, which do not recognize the supremacy of the Pope of Rome in matters of faith.

Protestant

Making a protest

Orthodox

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism;
Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox

Adhering to what is commonly accepted;
An orthodox view of the world

Orthodox

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

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