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calvinian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
calvini-an
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to John Calvin (1509–1564), French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.

adj

Of or relating to Calvinism, which includes the theology of John Calvin.

Etymology

From Calvin + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Calvinian (comparative) most Calvinian (superlative)

Questions

What does calvinian mean?
Of or relating to John Calvin (1509–1564), French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
Where does calvinian come from?
From Calvin + -ian.

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