1560s, from John Calvin (1509-1564), Protestant reformer, + -ism. Alternative form Calvinian was in use in 1566. Generalized association with stern moral codes and predestination is attested since at [..]

n. The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin.

  1) total depravity of man, 2) unconditional election, 3) prevenient and irresistible grace, 4) perseverance of the saints, and 5) limited atonement

Pertaining to the beliefs of the French theologian and reformer, John Calvin (1509- 1564). Calvin endorsed a Presbyterian model of church government and insisted that the bread and wine of the euchari [..]

Strict theological doctrine of the French Protestant church reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) and the basis of Puritan society. Calvin held that all humans were born sinful and only God s grace (not the church) could save a person from hell. Captivity narrative

A system of Christian belief laid down by John Calvin. It emphasizes predestination -- that certain people are fated to be saved and others are selected by God to be not saved and spend eternity in He [..]

n. a branch of Western Christianity which is Protestant in form. It is of the theology that God is omnipotent, and human salvation is predestined as a gift given by grace alone. Based on the teachings [..]

Type of Protestant Christianity based on teaching by John Calvin. He taught that God will only give salvation to those who are predestined to get it and the rest will be predestined for damnation.

(n) the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

The five chief points of Calvinism are: