Talk:Protestant

An interesting entry on the etymology of this word:. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 12:31, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
 * While plausible in isolation, it doesn't take into account the actual history of the term, which was first used in reference to a specific protest, and later broadened to its current meaning. See Protestantism. Chuck Entz (talk) 13:31, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

RFV discussion: January–March 2014
RFV-senses "Any of several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation." and "A modern Christian denomination not belonging to the Catholic or Orthodox traditions." I am only familiar with the second sense, "a member of such a denomination". How would these senses be used? Would someone say "Lutheranism is a Protestant"? (Actually, I can imagine someone saying "Lutheranism and Anglicanism are Protestants" in informal speech, as a short way of saying "Protestant denominations", but is such usage attested?) - -sche (discuss) 06:12, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment: I feel that these definitions can be dispensed with if an adjective sense is added. Catholic (and catholic) already had adjective senses, so it seems reasonable for Protestant to as well.  Purplebackpack89  (Notes Taken) (Locker) 20:40, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Good point; I wonder if the adjective sense was what whoever added these noun senses was going for. And thanks for adding the adjective sense... it's funny that we were missing it in Protestant, considering we already had protestant defined as an adjective — and as an alternative form of Protestant! - -sche (discuss) 22:15, 9 January 2014 (UTC)


 * RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 18:16, 24 March 2014 (UTC)