calvinist
See also: Calvinist
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Calvinist (archaic, superseded)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French calviniste. Equivalent to Calvijn + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɑl.viˈnɪst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: cal‧vi‧nist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
calvinist m (plural calvinisten)
- Calvinist, a follower of Calvinism. [from 16th c.]
- An orthodox Reformed Protestant, especially a confessional conservative (frequently with mostly negative connotations of dogmatism, narrowness, moralism but also suggesting thrift and industriousness). [from 19th c.]
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French calviniste.
Declension
Declension of calvinist
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) calvinist | calvinistul | (niște) calviniști | calviniștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) calvinist | calvinistului | (unor) calviniști | calviniștilor |
| vocative | calvinistule | calviniștilor | ||
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