CALVINISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

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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)

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