Word: Protestantism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: Prot
es
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ism
Definition: The beliefs held by the Protestant churches.
Morphemes:
Affix: protest
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A formal objection, especially one by a group.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prō
Language: la
Decoded: pro
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: on behalf of, in the interest of, for the sake of
Affix: testis
Language: la
Decoded: testis
Meaning: a witness
Affix: -o
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -and. Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing .
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word, or a pattern of behavior or a social norm that benefits members of the group indicated by the root word. ( )
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.