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\ \ [14] The noun protest comes from early modern French protest, a derivative of the verb protester, which goes back to Latin prōtestārī ‘make a public declaration’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘out, in public’ and testārī ‘declare, bear witness’ (source of or related to English attest, contest, detest, testament, testify, etc). The notion of ‘making an objection’ is a comparatively late development in the word’s semantic history. Protestant [16], which comes from the Latin present participle, originated in 1529 as a term for those Germans who dissented from the decree of the Diet of Spires, an assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire, which called for obedience to Rome. It was first used in English in 1539, and within a few years had broadened out in application to denote anyone dissenting from Roman Catholicism.
\ \ Cf.⇒ ATTEST, CONTEST, DETEST, TESTAMENT, TESTICLE, TESTIFY
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protest — pro·test n 1: a solemn declaration of opinion and usu. of disagreement: as a: a solemn written declaration by a notary public or U.S. consul on behalf of the holder of an instrument (as a note) announcing dishonor and declaring the liability of… … Law dictionary
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protest — pròtest m DEFINICIJA 1. čin protestiranja, izražavanja nezadovoljstva i neslaganja s čim; prosvjed [izraziti protest] 2. individualni ili organizirani javni skup [organizirati protest] 3. pravn. a. u građanskom pravu, isprava kojom nadležno… … Hrvatski jezični portal
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Protest — Pro*test , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Protested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Protesting}.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro before + testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See {Testify}.] 1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Protest — Pro*test , v. t. 1. To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one s loyalty. [1913 Webster] I will protest your cowardice. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protest — mid 14c. (implied in protestation) solemn declaration, from L. protestari declare publicly, testify, protest, from pro forth, before + testari testify, from testis witness (see TESTAMENT (Cf. testament)). Original sense preserved in to protest… … Etymology dictionary
Protest — Pro test, n. [Cf. F. prot[^e]t, It. protesto. See {Protest}, v.] 1. A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protest — 1. The noun is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, and the verb with the stress on the second syllable. 2. • Anatoly Koryagin, who has been imprisoned for protesting the use of psychiatry for political purposes New Yorker, 1987.… … Modern English usage
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