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-tĕstənt) 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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