remonstrant

See also: Remonstrant

English

Noun

remonstrant (plural remonstrants)

1. One who remonstrates, or issues (usually formal and written) protestations.

Adjective

remonstrant (comparative more remonstrant, superlative most remonstrant)

1. Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Remonstrant (dated, superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin remōnstrāns. The religious meaning derives from the Remonstrance provided to the States of Holland in 1610, after remonstrantie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌreː.mɔnˈstrɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: re‧mon‧strant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

remonstrant m (plural remonstranten, diminutive remonstrantje n)

1. Remonstrant (Arminian) [from 1610]
2. (obsolete) remonstrant, objector [16th–17th c.]

Derived terms

• contraremonstrant
• remonstrantisme
• remonstrants

Descendants

• → English: Remonstrant