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单词 Calvinism
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Definition of Calvinism in English:

Calvinism

noun ˈkalvɪnɪz(ə)mˈkælvəˌnɪzəm
mass noun
  • The Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors, which develops Luther's doctrine of justification by faith alone into an emphasis on the grace of God and centres on the doctrine of predestination.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • How much of Calvinism must one accept to be truly a Calvinist?
    • Nevertheless, Calvinism, even during Calvin's lifetime, had become an international movement.
    • The purpose of the book, therefore, is to examine Calvinism as a theological system and to compare it with traditional Baptist theology.
    • I do not think that this was precisely the Calvinism of John Calvin.
    • What is certain is that Calvinism will continue to be present in Southern Baptist life as long as Baptist collegians continue to find it appealing.
    • Here he came to change his religious views, rejecting Calvinism which had the notion of predestination as a metaphysical necessity and the basis of faith.
    • He is newly ordained in this large congregation, in which many have no idea of what Calvinism, or for that matter, Arminianism, are.
    • However, Philip believed that if Calvinism was successfully tackled it would enhance his power and put the region very much under his power.
    • Not all Baptists embraced the modified Calvinism of Backus or accepted the conversion efforts of the Philadelphia Association.
    • Priestley would also have nothing of such compromises either with the established Church or with Calvinism.
    • Universalism, also a protest against Calvinism, arose outside the established church.
    • Adherents prefer to say that authentic Calvinism is by nature evangelical.
    • What may seem paradoxical to some today is that theologically, Spurgeon tenaciously clung to traditional Calvinism.
    • Henry only saved his life by converting to Catholicism but when he escaped from Paris in 1576, he changed back to Calvinism and took over the lead of the Huguenots.
    • Biblical Calvinism has always included a system of living as well as a system of doctrine.
    • What was then called the Spanish Netherlands was being tugged between Spain and independence, between Catholicism and Calvinism.
    • Scotland was once the home of John Knox and his stern form of Calvinism.
    • Educators are noting that an increasing number of Baptist college students are embracing Calvinism.
    • This action eventually led to his theological shift from hyper-Calvinism to evangelical Calvinism.
    • Critical to Calvinism was the doctrine of predestination, which regarded the salvation or damnation of each soul as preordained.
 
 

Definition of Calvinism in US English:

Calvinism

nounˈkalvəˌnizəmˈkælvəˌnɪzəm
  • The Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors, which develops Luther's doctrine of justification by faith alone and emphasizes the grace of God and the doctrine of predestination.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This action eventually led to his theological shift from hyper-Calvinism to evangelical Calvinism.
    • He is newly ordained in this large congregation, in which many have no idea of what Calvinism, or for that matter, Arminianism, are.
    • Critical to Calvinism was the doctrine of predestination, which regarded the salvation or damnation of each soul as preordained.
    • Universalism, also a protest against Calvinism, arose outside the established church.
    • Educators are noting that an increasing number of Baptist college students are embracing Calvinism.
    • Adherents prefer to say that authentic Calvinism is by nature evangelical.
    • What is certain is that Calvinism will continue to be present in Southern Baptist life as long as Baptist collegians continue to find it appealing.
    • What may seem paradoxical to some today is that theologically, Spurgeon tenaciously clung to traditional Calvinism.
    • Henry only saved his life by converting to Catholicism but when he escaped from Paris in 1576, he changed back to Calvinism and took over the lead of the Huguenots.
    • How much of Calvinism must one accept to be truly a Calvinist?
    • However, Philip believed that if Calvinism was successfully tackled it would enhance his power and put the region very much under his power.
    • Biblical Calvinism has always included a system of living as well as a system of doctrine.
    • Priestley would also have nothing of such compromises either with the established Church or with Calvinism.
    • The purpose of the book, therefore, is to examine Calvinism as a theological system and to compare it with traditional Baptist theology.
    • Not all Baptists embraced the modified Calvinism of Backus or accepted the conversion efforts of the Philadelphia Association.
    • Scotland was once the home of John Knox and his stern form of Calvinism.
    • I do not think that this was precisely the Calvinism of John Calvin.
    • Nevertheless, Calvinism, even during Calvin's lifetime, had become an international movement.
    • Here he came to change his religious views, rejecting Calvinism which had the notion of predestination as a metaphysical necessity and the basis of faith.
    • What was then called the Spanish Netherlands was being tugged between Spain and independence, between Catholicism and Calvinism.
 
 
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