remonstrant

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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

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Alternative forms

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)
  2. (obsolete) remonstrant, objector

Derived terms

Descendants

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