remonstrant
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re·mon·strant
(rĭ-mŏn′strənt)adj.
Characterized by remonstrance: "Pericles is the least remonstrant of Shakespearean heroes, a stalwart sufferer who is not about to challenge the injustice of the gods" (David Richards).
n.
1. A person who remonstrates.
2. Remonstrant A member of a Christian sect originating among a group of Dutch Arminians who in 1610 formally stated the grounds of their dissent from strict Calvinism.
re·mon′strant·ly adv.
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remonstrant
(rɪˈmɒnstrənt)n
a person who remonstrates, esp one who signs a remonstrance
adj
rare remonstrating or protesting
Remonstrant
(rɪˈmɒnstrənt)n
1. (Protestantism) a Dutch supporter of the Arminian Remonstrance of 1610
2. (Historical Terms) a Dutch supporter of the Arminian Remonstrance of 1610
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Translations
remonstrant
adj → protestierend
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