Protestant vs. Presbyterian

Protestant and Presbyterian Definitions
Protestant
A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers.
Presbyterian
Of or relating to ecclesiastical government by presbyters.
Protestant
A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Of or relating to a Presbyterian Church.
Protestant
One of the German princes or cities that supported the doctrines of Luther and protested against the decision of the second Diet of Speyer (1529) to enforce the Edict of Worms (1521) and deny toleration to Lutherans.
Presbyterian
A member or an adherent of a Presbyterian Church.
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Protestant
Protestant (also prə-tĕstənt) One who makes a declaration or avowal.
Presbyterian
Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
Protestant
Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.
Presbyterian
Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
Protestant
Alternative case form of Protestant
A protestant effort
Protestant work ethic
Presbyterian
One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.
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Protestant
Protesting.
Presbyterian
A follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
Protestant
(slang) Not allowing unsafe sex. (Cf. catholic)
Protestant
One who protests; a protester.
Protestant
Alternative case form of Protestant
Protestant
One who protests; - originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; - now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church.
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Protestant
Making a protest; protesting.
Protestant
Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers.
Protestant
An adherent of Protestantism
Protestant
The Protestant churches and denominations collectively
Protestant
Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism;
Protestant churches
A Protestant denomination
Protestant
Making a protest