CALVINISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Calvinism mean? 

• CALVINISM (noun)
  The noun CALVINISM has 1 sense:

1. the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

  Familiarity information: CALVINISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALVINISM (noun)

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Meaning:

The theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Calvinism" is a kind of...):

Protestantism (the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation)

Derivation:

Calvinist (an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin)

Calvinistic (of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents)