Protestant
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Protestant
A follower of one of the Christian denominations that emerged from the Reformation in the 16th century and belongs to the Protestant church.
Als Protestant feiert seine Familie kein Fronleichnam.
As a Protestant, his family does not celebrate Corpus Christi.
The adjective is 'protestantisch' (Protestant), and the denomination is called 'der Protestantismus' (Protestantism). The adjective is often used to refer to the church or the faith.
Die meisten seiner Verwandten sind protestantisch.
Most of his relatives are Protestant.
The name is derived from the 'Protest' (protest) of several territorial princes in 1529, who supported Martin Luther's reform movement. That is why the Protestant church in Germany is often also called the 'evangelische Kirche' (Protestant church).
Die Reformation führte zur Entstehung der Protestanten.
The Reformation led to the emergence of the Protestants.
The word describes a person's belonging to this denomination. For example, you say 'Er ist Protestant' (He is Protestant), or use it in apposition as in 'mein Nachbar, ein Protestant, ...' (my neighbor, a Protestant, ...).
Er ist überzeugter Protestant und in seiner Gemeinde sehr aktiv.
He is a convinced Protestant and very active in his congregation.
