A surname from French of French and Spanish origin, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian. / (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname.

The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially John Calvin, in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.

present participle of Calvinize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Calvinize

To convert to Calvinism.

simple past tense and past participle of Calvinize

plural of Calvinism

plural of Calvin

(biochemistry) A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms.

plural of Calvin cycle