noun
Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
• Syn: ↑Calvin, ↑John Calvin, ↑Jean Cauvin, ↑Jean Chauvin
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑theologian, ↑theologist, ↑theologizer, ↑theologiser
Useful english dictionary. 2012.