remonstrant

/ri-mon-struhnt/US // rɪˈmɒn strənt //UK // (rɪˈmɒnstrənt) //

抗议者,诤友,反对者,抗议人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person who remonstrates.
- : one of the Dutch Arminians whose doctrinal differences from strict Calvinists were set forth in 1610.

Animadversions: 'Animadversions upon the remonstrant's defence against Smectymnuus.
He found himself shaking his head under the Jesuit's remonstrant eyes.
She felt Mrs. Wix rear up again at the offensive word, but she succeeded in touching her with a remonstrant hand.
As a divine, his theology was liberal and critical beyond even that of the Remonstrant School.
The suffrage petitions this year had 5,741 signatures, the remonstrant petitions 81.