Calvinist
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- noun
- /ˈkæl.vɪ.nɪst/
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calvinista
- As a committed Calvinist, she follows the teachings of John Calvin closely.
- Calvinist doctrine
- Calvinist/Presbyterian
- Dutch Calvinists
And you know, the the Calvinist could say, OK, produce, but for the greater glory of God, anything else is self will.
- And you know, the the Calvinist could say, OK, produce, but for the greater glory of God, anything else is self will.
Examples
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Likewise, he adapted the lessons of Calvinist doctrine to the circumstances of the Indians.
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Well, you know, there are Calvinists that deserve that reputation.
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And she was a Calvinist, straight as a rod.
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One must keep in mind that the Cape Colony, from its earliest days, was Calvinist in outlook.
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In other words, Calvinist doctrine was superior to the Episcopal Church in England.
Academic text (2006) -
The president is a member of the Gereformeerde Kerk, very Calvinist.
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Second, I argued that any idea of predestination as Calvinists understand it runs into problems of truth.
Blog text (18) -
Afrikaans fiction was a species of literature she had in her genes, she said, being Dutch Calvinist herself.
Fiction book (1996) -
Edwards was an orthodox Calvinist, utterly horrified at what had broken forth.
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The principle of subsidiarity has a parallel in the Dutch Calvinist tradition of Abraham Kuyper.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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A person who belongs to a Christian church that broke away from the Catholic Church
A person who follows John Calvin's Christian teachings that began in Geneva
Surface Forms
Morphology
Calvinist = Calvin (transparent) = Calvin + ist
Directly formed from the proper name 'Calvin' with the suffix '-ist' denoting an adherent; the meaning 'a follower of Calvin' is straightforward.
Etymology
Calvinist is named after John Calvin, a church leader in the 1500s, and the ending -ist means 'a person who follows'. So a Calvinist is someone who follows Calvin's religious teachings.