Calvinist

Other forms: Calvinists

Definitions of Calvinist
  1. noun
    an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
    synonyms: Genevan
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    types:
    Huguenot
    a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
    type of:
    necessitarian
    someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will
  2. adjective
    of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
    synonyms: Calvinistic, Calvinistical
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