English

Adjective

Calvinistic ‎(comparative more Calvinistic, superlative most Calvinistic)

1. Alternative form of Calvinist
   • 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 19,

     Their Captain's announcement was listened to by the throng of standing sailors in a dumbness like that of a seated congregation of believers in **** listening to the clergyman's announcement of his Calvinistic text.