What does protest mean?

Answer 1

Classically a Protestant is a follower of Luther in his campaign against the Pope.

Today most denominations seem to claim to be protestants. In England a Protestant was a chap who protested against the Pope's intervention in English politics in the 16th Century in his attempt to supplant Eliza! In 1791 The Roman Leadership in a letter to the House of Lords demanding free practice of their religion described themselves of protestant Dissenting catholics.

Whilst the Anglicans have never, as a Church, used the term, although William of Orange asked them to use the term in an effort to encourage friendship between the Dutch Calvinist Church and the Anglican Church. The Convocation of the English Church refused saying that it had never used the term in a theological sitting and didn't intend to start. This was at a time when William of Orange the usurper had an Army of Occupation in England some 10,000 strong.

Roman Catholic answerProtestant

from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957

An adherent of any one of the religious bodies detached from the Catholic Church at the time of the Reformation or of any sect deriving from them; one who professes the doctrines of those reformers. The name was first applied to and accepted by those Lutherans who protested against the decree of the second Diet of Speyer (1529) which ordained that in those states where the new religion had got a hold Catholic doctrine should not be attacked nor the celebration of Mass interfered with, pending the decisions of a council of the Empire.

Its use afterwards spread to all reformers and is now generally interpreted as a "protest against the errors of the Church of Rome." It is a gross and misleading mistake to apply the name to members of the dissident Eastern churches, or to "after-Christians" who repudiate Protestantism equally or (nearly equally) with Catholicism.

"After-Christian". An inhabitant of Christendom and a descendant of Christian ancestors who, implicitly or explicitly, repudiates Christianity as a revealed religion. The term is specially used of such people in England and the United States where much contemporary educated public opinion regards religion in a merely humanitarian and pragmatic way.

Answer 2

When you protest, you object to something, you say that you disagree with it. There are many kinds of ways to do this: you can just say it, or if it's a more serious situation, you can join with other people to show your dislike of a certain thing. For example, in US history, some people protested against the British government-- they threw tea into the harbor to protest being taxed without being allowed to vote.

Sometimes, people protest by holding a march, or having a demonstration; they chant, carry signs, and let the government know they are upset about a certain issue. As long as they do this peacefully, it is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. There have been anti-war protests, for example. And in the civil rights era, there were many protest marches, as people showed their objection to segregation. Some of the protesters were unfairly arrested, but those who believed in civil rights continued to march and demonstrate until laws changed. The word "protest" can be a noun (a protest), but it is usually a verb: to protest. A person who is involved in such an activity is called a "protester."
A protest means to get your point across about something that has bothered you personally/physically. Example: The man protested about the law just passed.

Usually it's in a formal manner.

Answer 3

To "protest" means that you speak out against what you see as something wrong, demanding that the situation be corrected.

Answer 4

Well a protest means you fight for something you think is right like you try to keep a building from getting knocked down.

Answer 5

to protest is to fight against some thing (but not a war) for example people protest against animal testing. (hope it gives you what you need)

Answer 6

Protest mean to express opposition to a matter, or to exhibit a public action as a demonstration of one's opposition to a matter.

Answer 7

The definition of the word protest is to express an objection to what someone has said or done or to declare doubt in response to an accusation.