Calvinist
Of or pertaining to Calvinism or the CalvinistsOf or pertaining to Calvinism or the Calvinists.
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Meaning
1 sensesOf or pertaining to Calvinism or the Calvinists.
calvinistisch, kalvinistisch
кальвини́стскийkalʹvinístskij
кальвіні́стськийkalʹvinístsʹkyj
of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
Examples
4 sentencesJan Pieterszoon Coen was born and raised Calvinist.
The acronym TULIP expresses the five points of Calvinist theology.
Lutherans and Calvinists are Christians.
ruЛютеране и кальвинисты — христиане. — Wezel
His highness has within his principality Lutherans, Calvinists, Quakers, Anabaptists, and even Jews; and you wish that he would admit Unitarians?
Translations
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Origin
From Calvin + -ist. Piecewise doublet of chauvinist, as both terms come from different forFrom Calvin + -ist. Piecewise doublet of chauvinist, as both terms come from different forms of the same name.
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Forms
more Calvinist, most Calvinist| Comparative | more Calvinist Lesson |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents:CalvinisticCalvinistical
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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