Calvinism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcalvinismo

Françaiscalvinisme

DeutschCalvinismus Kalvinismus

18 more languages

Bosanskikalvinizam калвинизам

Češtinakalvinismus

CymraegCalfiniaeth

Ελληνικάκαλβινισμός

Suomikalvinilaisuus kalvinismi

Hrvatskikalvinizam калвинизам

Magyarkálvinizmus

Հայերենկալվինականություն

Bahasa Indonesiacalvinisme

Italianocalvinismo

日本語カルビン主義

ქართულიკალვინიზმი

Македонскикалвинизам

Nederlandscalvinisme

Polskikalwinizm

Portuguêscalvinismo

Русскийкальвини́зм

Српскиkalvinizam калвинизам

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Calvinist Calvinistical Calvinists Calvins calvities calvity

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