Calvinian

/kælˈvɪniən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to John Calvin or the religious principles and practices he taught.

Etymology

Formed from Calvin (the name of the religious reformer) plus the suffix -ian. John Calvin was a 16th-century French religious reformer whose theological ideas shaped Protestant Christianity.

Kelly Says

John Calvin lived in Geneva and developed theological ideas that were even stricter than Martin Luther's—he believed in 'predestination,' the idea that God had already decided who would go to heaven, which was a radical and controversial belief at the time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካልቪንስት
kaal-vi-nist
ARالعربية
كالفيني
kal-veeni
BNবাংলা
ক্যালভিনীয়
kal-vin-ee-ya
CACatalà
calvinista
kal-vin-i-sta
CSČeština
kalvinista
kal-vin-ista
DADansk
calvinist
kal-vin-ist
DEDeutsch
Calvinist
kal-vin-ist
ELΕλληνικά
καλβινιστής
kal-vin-is-tis
ESEspañol
calvinista
kal-vin-ee-sta
FAفارسی
کالفینی
kal-ve-ni
FISuomi
calvinisti
kal-vin-isti
FRFrançais
calviniste
kal-vin-ist
GUGU
કલ્વિનિયન
kal-vin-ee-yan
HAHA
Kalvinist
kal-vin-ist
HEעברית
ק calvinist
kal-vin-ist
HIहिन्दी
कैल्‍विनियन
kal-vin-ee-an
HUMagyar
kalvinista
kal-vin-ista
IDBahasa Indonesia
Calvinis
kal-vin-is
IGIG
Kálvin
kaal-vin
ITItaliano
calvinista
kal-vin-i-sta
JA日本語
カルヴァン主義者
karuvan shugi-sha
KKKK
калвинді
kal-vin-di
KMKM
កាលវីន
kaal-vee-n
KO한국어
칼뱅주의자
kal-beong-ju-i-ja
MRMR
कल्‍विनियन
kal-vin-ee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
Calvinis
kal-vin-is
MYမြန်မာ
ကယ်လ်ဗင်
kai-lvin
NLNederlands
calvinist
kal-vin-ist
NONorsk
calvinist
kal-vin-ist
PAPA
ਕੈਲਵਿਨੀ
kai-lvin-ee
PLPolski
kalwinista
kal-vin-i-sta
PTPortuguês
calvinista
kal-vin-i-sta
RORomână
calvinist
kal-vin-ist
RUРусский
кальвинист
kal'vinist
SVSvenska
calvinist
kal-vin-ist
SWKiswahili
Calvinist
kal-vin-ist
TAதமிழ்
கால்வின்யன்
kaal-vin-yan
TEతెలుగు
కల్వెనియన్
kal-ve-ni-yan
THไทย
คัลวิน
kal-win
TLTL
Calvinista
kal-vin-i-sta
TRTürkçe
kalvinist
kal-vin-ist
UKУкраїнська
кальвініст
kal-vi-nist
URاردو
کالفن
kal-vin
VITiếng Việt
Calvinist
kal-vin-ist
YOYO
Kalvinist
kal-vin-ist
ZH中文
加尔文主义者
jiā'ěr wén zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
Kalvinist
kaal-vin-ist

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