Bible Encyclopedias
Protestantism
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
The name given to a movement headed by Luther in the 16th century, in protestation of the supremacy in spiritual things claimed by the Church of Rome, and made on the ground of the authority of conscience enlightened by the Word of God, conceived of as the ultimate revelation of God to man.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Protestantism'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/protestantism.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.