Reformist vs. Protestant

Reformist and Protestant Definitions
Reformist
A doctrine or movement of reform.
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.
Reformist
Advocating reform of an institution or body.
Protestant
A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.
Reformist
Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
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.
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Reformist
One who advocates reform (of an institution).
Protestant
Protestant (also prə-tĕstənt) One who makes a declaration or avowal.
Reformist
Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
Protestant
Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.
Reformist
An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.
Protestant
Alternative case form of Protestant
A protestant effort
Protestant work ethic
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Reformist
An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)
Protestant
Protesting.
Reformist
A member of a reformed religious denomination.
Protestant
(slang) Not allowing unsafe sex. (Cf. catholic)
Reformist
A reformer.
Protestant
One who protests; a protester.
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Reformist
A disputant who advocates reform
Protestant
Alternative case form of Protestant
Reformist
Favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
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.
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