Martin Luther's declaration of dissent from the Diet of Spires - which confirmed the decision of the Diet of Worms - which condemned the Reformation movement which Luther started... that declaration was called in Latin a protestatio.
From that comes the word Protestant.
The word has roots in two Latin words -
* pro meaning forth, publicly * testari meaning assert (and related to testament and testimony)
Protestant, most churches such as Methodist or Baptist come from the protestant faith.
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To escape Protestant discrimination.
He was named after Martin Luther, the Protestant reformer. He was named after Martin Luther, the Protestant reformer.
they wanted to bring christianity to native americans
The protestant reformation seems to be still going on and has not come to an end up to date. It was meant to end in 1750 but this did not happen as reforms keep happening.
Andrew Jackson came from a poor family of Irish Protestant immigrants.
Because King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his first wife.
Yes, "Protestant" should be capitalized when referring to the Protestant branch of Christianity or a specific Protestant denomination.
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He was a protestant.
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