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Reformist vs. Protestant — What's the Difference?

Reformist vs. Protestant — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Reformist and Protestant

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Reformist

A doctrine or movement of reform.

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.

Reformist

Advocating reform of an institution or body.

Protestant

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

Reformist

Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
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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.

Reformist

One who advocates reform (of an institution).

Protestant

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

Reformist

Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.

Protestant

Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.

Reformist

An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.

Protestant

Alternative case form of Protestant
A protestant effort
Protestant work ethic

Reformist

An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)

Protestant

Protesting.

Reformist

A member of a reformed religious denomination.

Protestant

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

Reformist

A reformer.

Protestant

One who protests; a protester.

Reformist

A disputant who advocates reform

Protestant

Alternative case form of Protestant

Reformist

Favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

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.

Protestant

Making a protest; protesting.

Protestant

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

Protestant

An adherent of Protestantism

Protestant

The Protestant churches and denominations collectively

Protestant

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

Protestant

Making a protest

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