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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French calviniste. Equivalent to Calvijn + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɑl.viˈnɪst/
- Hyphenation: cal‧vi‧nist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
calvinist m (plural calvinisten)
- Calvinist, a follower of Calvinism
- an orthodox Reformed Protestant, especially a confessional conservative (frequently with mostly negative connotations of dogmatism, narrowness, moralism but also suggesting thrift and industriousness)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French calviniste.
Noun
calvinist m (plural calviniști)
- Calvinist
Declension