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Protestantism Pronunciation
Protestantism is pronounced PRAH-tuh-stuhn-ti-zuhm, IPA /ˈprɑtəstənˌtɪzəm/.
PRAH-tuh-stuhn-ti-zuhm
US /ˈprɑtəstənˌtɪzəm/
Syllables: PRAH · tuh · stuhn · ti · zuhm (5 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The form of Christianity that broke away from Rome in the sixteenth century.
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Protestantism in a Sentence
- Protestantism spread quickly through northern Europe.
- She wrote a short history of Protestantism.
- Protestantism is not a single church.
Common Mispronunciations of Protestantism
Not proh-TES-tuhn-ti-zuhm
Five beats, and only the first is loud. The verb protest, with its back beat, is a separate word.
Not PRAH-tuh-stuhn-TI-zuhm
Hold the ism ending unstressed, a quiet ti-zuhm, as in capitalism.
Tip: Five beats, PRAH-tuh-stuhn-ti-zuhm, with everything after the first running quietly downhill.
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