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JEAN CAUVIN
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• JEAN CAUVIN (noun)
The noun JEAN CAUVIN has 1 sense:
1. Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
Familiarity information: JEAN CAUVIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Calvin; Jean Caulvin; Jean Cauvin; Jean Chauvin; John Calvin
Instance hypernyms:
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
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