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Calvinism

Syllabification: (Cal·vin·ism)
Pronunciation: /ˈkalvəˌnizəm/
Definition of Calvinism

noun

  • the Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors, which develops Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith alone and emphasizes the grace of God and the doctrine of predestination.

Derivatives

Calvinist

noun

Calvinistic

Pronunciation: /ˌkalvəˈnistik/
adjective

Calvinistical

adjective

Calvinism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Calvinism in the British & World English dictionary
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