calvinist
See also: Calvinist
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Calvinist (archaic, superseded)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French calviniste. Equivalent to Calvijn + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɑl.viˈnɪst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: cal‧vi‧nist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
calvinist m (plural calvinisten)
- Calvinist, a follower of Calvinism. [from 16th c.]
- (historical) An orthodox Reformed Protestant, especially a confessional conservative (frequently with msotly negative connotations of dogmatism, narrowness, moralism but also thrift). [from 19th c.]
Related terms
- calvinisme
- calvinistisch