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calvinism

/ˈkæl.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
calvin-ism
IPA
/ˈkæl.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially John Calvin, in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French calvinisme, equivalent to Calvin + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Calvinisms (plural)

Derived Forms

Calvinise Calvinist Calvinistic Calvinistical Calvinize

Phrases

hyper-Calvinism

Synonyms

Reformed tradition Reformed faith Reformed religion Reformed Christianity

Questions

How do you pronounce calvinism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæl.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/.
What does calvinism mean?
The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially John Calvin, in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.
Where does calvinism come from?
From French calvinisme, equivalent to Calvin + -ism.

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