Calvin
cal·vin
noun
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Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
Origin
Latinization of Norman-Picard Cauvin, a nickname for a chauve (“bald”) person.
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