calvinism

Meanings

• A theological system originating with John Calvin (1509-1564) and his followers, characterized by the belief in the sovereignty of God, the centrality of the Scriptures, the necessity of the grace of God for salvation, and the importance of living a life of obedience to God's commands.

  - "Example 1: John was a devout Calvinist, who believed in the sovereignty of God and the centrality of the Scriptures."
  - "Example 2: Mary, who grew up in a Calvinist family, struggled to understand the concept of predestination, which is a fundamental doctrine in Calvinism."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with calvinism
avatinism , calvainism , calvarynism , carolinism , clavinism , concinism , connexionism , consistorialism , consultationism , continentalism , covenantalism , creoleism , crusadism , cyclicalism , democraticism , deism , diversism , dualism , dynamicism , economism , ecumenism , egalitarianism , elitism , emancipationism , empiricism , enchiridionism , encyclopedism , endism , enlightenment , equalitarianism , evangelicalism , evolutionism , existentialism , fabianism , federalism , feudalism , feminism , fascism , fundamentalism , functionalism , gallicanism , garveyism , gnosticism , goldenism , gracianism , humanism , idealism , illuminism , imperialism , individualism , internationalism , islamism , jansenism , judaism , karlism , kierkegaardism , kantianism , kierkegaardism , kierkegaardism , laboremism , laissez-faireism , legalism , leibnizianism , leninism , levellerism , libertarianism , liberationism , liberalism , lutheranism , machiavellianism , menshevism , marxism , masonry , medievalism , methodism , minimalism , militarism , modernism , monasticism , monarchism , mormonism , multiculturalism , mutualism , nationalism , neo-confucianism , neo-platonism , new-ageism , nihilism , normanism , obscurantism , objectivism , oligarchism , open-doorism , optimalism , pacifism , pan-islamism , pan-slavism , parliamentarianism , particularism , paternalism , perfectionism , peronism , perspectivism , pietism , pluralism , populism , pragmatism , protestantism , purelism , puritanism , pyrrhonism , quietism , quasism

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Variants

List of all variants of calvinism that leads to same result
Calvinism , Calvinisms , Calvinist , Calvinistic , Calvinistically , Calvinists

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Calvinism derives its name from John Calvin (1509-1564), a French theologian, philosopher, and reformer, who is considered to be the father of the Protestant Reformation and the founder of Calvinism. Calvinism emerged in the late 16th century and quickly spread throughout Europe and beyond.

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