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calvinistic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calvinist, calvinistical |
| Derivation | calvinism |
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Calvinistic morals were mirrored in the government policies of the seventeenth century.
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Calvinistic Baptists, in agreement with Presbyterians and the Reformed churches, hold to the doctrine of Pneumatic Presence.
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- Calvinist: of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
- (calvinism) the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
- (calvinist) an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
- (Calvinists) Calvinism (also called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life. ...
- (Calvinism) The Christian doctrines taught preeminently by John Calvin. Emphasis is placed on the sovereignty of God, and one distinctive of the system is its doctrine of predestination, which teaches that a special few are predetermined for salvation by God
- (Calvinism) Strict theological doctrine of the French Protestant church reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) and the basis of Puritan society. Calvin held that all humans were born sinful and only God s grace (not the church) could save a person from hell.
- (Calvinism) a form of Protestantism emphasizing the eternal predestination of every individual to damnation or to salvation.
- (CALVINISM) A Christian doctrine associated with John Calvin (1509-1564). Calvinism is important for sociologists as a component of the Protestant ethic, a set of social and religious ideas considered favorable to the development of capitalism. See: PROTESTANT ETHIC / .
- (Calvinism) An ambiguous term, used with two quite distinct meanings. First, it refers to the religious ideas of religious bodies (such as the Reformed church) and individuals (such as Theodore Beza) who were profoundly influenced by John Calvin, or by documents written by him. ...
