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calvinist

/ˈkælvənɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
calvin-ist
IPA
/ˈkælvənɪst/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A follower of Calvinism.

adj

Of or pertaining to Calvinism or the Calvinists.

Etymology

From Calvin + -ist. Piecewise doublet of chauvinist, as both terms come from different forms of the same name.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Calvinists (plural) more Calvinist (comparative) most Calvinist (superlative)

Synonyms

Reformed Christian Reformed person Reformed Protestant Reformed Calvinistic Calvinistical genevan

Questions

How do you pronounce calvinist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkælvənɪst/.
What does calvinist mean?
A follower of Calvinism.
Where does calvinist come from?
From Calvin + -ist. Piecewise doublet of chauvinist, as both terms come from different forms of the same name.

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