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单词 Calvinist
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Definition of Calvinist in English:

Calvinist

noun ˈkalvɪnɪstˈkælv(ə)nəst
  • An adherent of the Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors.

    she was a strict Calvinist
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She is condemned for a typical Popish practice, in the eyes of the Calvinist.
    • By 1564, Richier, a Calvinist, had left for Geneva, where he died.
    • He was a lapsed Calvinist who held all religions in contempt.
    • We learn that she is a Calvinist, too modest to even show her hair, going uneasily to a society where sensuality is not repudiated.
    • As general images of piety and repentance, they would be acceptable even to the severest Calvinist.
adjectiveˈkalvɪnɪstˈkælv(ə)nəst
  • Relating to the Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors.

    the Dutch state was still distinctly Calvinist
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Iago's speech is a mock sermon, but it contains in its colloquial form certain elements that reflect Calvinist thinking.
    • He recalls the influence of Knox and the Calvinist devotion to learning which was once one of the country's strongest traditions.
    • He was raised in a strict Calvinist household where secular diversions were forbidden.
    • It conveys a theology that is quite different from Calvinist theology.
    • Not until the 18th century, did the unaccompanied, monophonic psalm singing of the Calvinist worship begin to be elaborated.
    • Because of Calvinist proscription of the use of images in worship, patronage for altarpieces and private devotional objects virtually dried up.
    • His world was deeply imbued in a Calvinist orthodoxy that was to take on sectarian overtones.
    • Is he holding him morally responsible, or is he taking a Calvinist position that the damned are born damned?
    • This not only made Calvinist hearts happy, it was good business sense.
    • Officially Calvinist, it practiced an enlightened religious toleration that also aided its prosperity.

Derivatives

  • Calvinistic

  • adjectivekalvɪˈnɪstɪkkælv(ə)ˈnɪstɪk
    • The preamble of the church covenant reflected Calvinistic theology.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is strong evidence of a predominantly Calvinistic orientation among our Baptist forebears.
      • There are two small publishing bodies translating English Calvinistic literature into Slovakian.
      • His was a poor, staunchly Calvinistic household.
      • I am a missionary who graduated from a Calvinistic seminary.
  • Calvinistical

  • adjectivekalvɪˈnɪstɪk(ə)l
    • The frightful engines of ecclesiastical councils and Calvinistical good nature never failed to terrify me exceedingly whenever I thought of preaching.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The secret history of toleration has been disclosed to us by that fierce ascetic republican and Calvinistical pope.
      • The Calvinists improperly consider those articles Calvinistical.
      • All the world must own our articles to be formed upon Calvinistical principles.
      • He distinguished himself by his zeal against the doctrine that is generally termed Calvinistical.

Definition of Calvinist in US English:

Calvinist

nounˈkælv(ə)nəstˈkalv(ə)nəst
  • An adherent of the Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors.

    she was a strict Calvinist
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As general images of piety and repentance, they would be acceptable even to the severest Calvinist.
    • She is condemned for a typical Popish practice, in the eyes of the Calvinist.
    • We learn that she is a Calvinist, too modest to even show her hair, going uneasily to a society where sensuality is not repudiated.
    • He was a lapsed Calvinist who held all religions in contempt.
    • By 1564, Richier, a Calvinist, had left for Geneva, where he died.
adjectiveˈkælv(ə)nəstˈkalv(ə)nəst
  • Relating to the Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors.

    the Dutch state was still distinctly Calvinist
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Iago's speech is a mock sermon, but it contains in its colloquial form certain elements that reflect Calvinist thinking.
    • He was raised in a strict Calvinist household where secular diversions were forbidden.
    • Not until the 18th century, did the unaccompanied, monophonic psalm singing of the Calvinist worship begin to be elaborated.
    • Officially Calvinist, it practiced an enlightened religious toleration that also aided its prosperity.
    • Because of Calvinist proscription of the use of images in worship, patronage for altarpieces and private devotional objects virtually dried up.
    • This not only made Calvinist hearts happy, it was good business sense.
    • It conveys a theology that is quite different from Calvinist theology.
    • He recalls the influence of Knox and the Calvinist devotion to learning which was once one of the country's strongest traditions.
    • His world was deeply imbued in a Calvinist orthodoxy that was to take on sectarian overtones.
    • Is he holding him morally responsible, or is he taking a Calvinist position that the damned are born damned?
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