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Protestant vs Methodist - What's the difference?

protestant | methodist | Hypernyms |

Methodist is a hypernym of protestant.



As adjectives the difference between protestant and methodist

is that protestant is alternative case form of Protestant|lang=en while Methodist is of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that adheres to the views of Wesley (1703-1791.

As nouns the difference between protestant and methodist

is that protestant is one who protests; a protester while Methodist is a member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.

protestant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, legal) One who protests; a protester.
  • * 1915' November 3, decision in the case of the ''State of New Mexico v. Garrett'', published in '''1916''' among the ''Decisions of the Department of the Interior in Cases Relating to Public Lands'', volume 44 (edited by George J Hesselman), page 490: In the case of Hyacinthe Villeneuve a homestead entry had been allowed upon a tract of land that had been patented to the Santa Fe Railroad Company, whose grantees had expressed a willingness to reconvey in order that effect might be given to the equities of the homesteader, whereas in the present case the State stands in the position of a ' protestant .
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    methodist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.

    • Hypernyms

    * Protestant

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that adheres to the views of (1703-1791)

    • Derived terms

    * Primitive Methodist

    Related terms

    * Methodism