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Calvinism

[ kal-vuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of the Scriptures, and the irresistibility of grace. Compare Arminianism.
  2. adherence to these doctrines.


Calvinism

/ ˈæɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. the theological system of John Calvin and his followers, characterized by emphasis on the doctrines of predestination, the irresistibility of grace, and justification by faith
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Calvinism

  1. The religious doctrines of John Calvin . Calvin stressed that people are saved through God's grace, not through their own merits. The most famous of Calvin's ideas is his doctrine of predestination . In the United States, the Presbyterians make up the largest single group of Christians (see also Christian ) in the Calvinist tradition.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ䲹Ծ, nounadjective
  • ˌ䲹ˈپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 䲹·· noun adjective
  • 䲹···پ [kal-v, uh, -, nis, -tik], adjective
  • 䲹···پ·· adverb
  • ·پ-䲹·· noun
  • an·ti-䲹·· noun adjective
  • an·ti-䲹···پ adjective
  • non-䲹·· noun adjective
  • non-䲹···پ adjective
  • -䲹·· noun
  • pro-䲹·· noun adjective
  • pro-䲹···پ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Calvinism1

First recorded in 1560–70; Calvin + -ism
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Example Sentences

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But the founders’ Calvinism, represented in “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” was intrepidly covenantal, crusading against abuses and addictions that Augustus merely massaged and that Trump actively trades on and peddles.

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For the longest time, in Los Angeles as elsewhere, Thanksgiving was principally a religious holiday, a tip of the capotain Puritan hat to the dogged Calvinism of the Mayflower crowd.

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“A few years ago it was Calvinism. Perhaps it will be something else later on.”

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"I think it's the Calvinism," a Dutch colleague ventured when I inquired about the enigmatic reserve of her countrymen.

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The streak of austerity in Dutch culture can be traced to Calvinism, say residents, the most popular religious branch of Protestantism here for hundreds of years.

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