protestantism (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Protestantism*:
NOUN	cognition	Protestantism	the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation

Protestantism > pronunciation
Sounds	praa'tahstahntih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *Protestantism*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation.
Narrower	Anabaptism	A Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state / state
	Anglicanism	The faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church
	Arminianism	17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
	Baptistic doctrine	Any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
	Calvinism	The theological system of John Calvin and his followers / followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
	Christian Science	religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing
	Congregationalism	System of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
	Lutheranism	teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone
	Mennonitism	System of beliefs and practices including belief in scriptural authority
	Methodism	The religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
	Mormonism	The doctrines and practices / practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon
	Presbyterianism	The doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church
	Puritanism	The beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
	Trinitarianism	Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity
	Wesleyanism, Wesleyism	evangelical principles taught by John Wesley
	evangelicalism	stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation
	fundamentalism	The interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
	pentecostalism	The principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups
	predestinarianism	The belief or doctrine of predestinarians
Broader	Christianity, Christian religion	A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
Spanish	protestantismo
Catalan	protestantisme
Adjectives	Protestant	of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism

HyperDic: protestantism