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Protestantism

pro·tes·tan·tism

UK/ˈpɹɒt.ɪs.tən.tɪ.zəm/ US/ˈpɹɑ.tɪs.tən.tɪ.zəm/ fairly common

noun

1.

the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation

Origin

From Protestant + -ism.

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