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nounUnited States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
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nounSwiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
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Definition that contains calvin
- 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 of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents
- calvinist an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
- 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)
- total depravity the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin