calvin
IPA: kˈæɫvʌn
Root Word: Calvin
noun
- A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.
- (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Examples of "calvin" in Sentences
- Calvinism was the orthodoxy of his day.
- Calvinism rejected the ethic of compassion.
- Calvin Stewart did the plat maps for the town.
- Calvinism and the use of Scripture in South Africa.
- The church adheres to the five points of Calvinism.
- Calvinism is the mainstream of Reformed Protestantism.
- Calvinism was spread by the boatmen throughout the region.
- Calvin jumps on the comment and uses it to intimidate the children.
- Calvin was the first true systematic theologian of the Reformation.
- Calvin maintains that the two are concomitant but entirely distinct.