calvinist
See also: Calvinist
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Calvinist (archaic, superseded)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French calviniste. Equivalent to Calvijn + -ist.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French calviniste.
Noun edit
calvinist m (plural calviniști)
Declension edit
Declension of calvinist
singular | plural | |||
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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 |