Definition that contains alvin
- election the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
- reformed of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran
- presbyterian a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
- predestination (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
- calvinist an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
- calvinist of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
- huguenot a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
- predetermination (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
- puritanism the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
- arminius Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)