Protestant (noun)

  1. A member of any of the Christian denominations that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation in the 16th century.
  2. A person who adheres to any branch of Protestantism.
  3. A person who protests or expresses opposition to something.

Origin:

From latin protestantem, present participle of protestari ("to protest"), from pro- ("forward") + testari ("to bear witness").

Examples:

  1. The majority of the population in the country is protestant.
  2. She is protestant and goes to a baptist church.
  3. The protestant reformation in the 16th century led to the formation of various denominations.
  4. The factory workers organized a protestant against the company's decision to lay off workers.
  5. The students made a protestant against the school's decision to increase tuition fees.