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Webster 1913 Edition
Calvinism
Cal′vin-ism
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
Calvinisme
.] The theological tenets or doctrines of John Calvin (a French theologian and reformer of the 16th century) and his followers, or of the so-called calvinistic churches.
☞ The distinguishing doctrines of this system, usually termed the five points of Calvinism, are original sin or total depravity, election or predestination, particular redemption, effectual calling, and the perseverance of the saints. It has been subject to many variations and modifications in different churches and at various times.
Definition 2024
Calvinism
Calvinism
English
Noun
Calvinism (countable and uncountable, plural Calvinisms)
- 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.
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- (Christian religious tradition): Reformed tradition, Reformed faith, Reformed religion, Reformed Christianity
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Christian religious tradition
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