Calvin

[ kal-vin ]

noun

1. John Jean Chauvin or Caulvin, 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
2. Melvin, 1911–97, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1961.
3. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.”

Calvin

/ ˈkælvɪn /

noun

1. CalvinJohn15091564MFrenchRELIGION: theologian John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
2. CalvinMelvin19111997MUSSCIENCE: chemist Melvin. 1911–97, US chemist, noted particularly for his research on photosynthesis: Nobel prize for chemistry 1961

Calvin

/ kăl′vĭn /

1. American chemist who won a Nobel Prize in 1961 for determining the chemical reactions that occur during photosynthesis. This series of reactions is now known as the Calvin cycle.

Example Sentences

Dalbesio made it clear that Calvin Klein never labeled her “plus size,” nor treated her differently than the other waifish models.

From The Daily Beast

In brief defense of Calvin Klein, the fashion designer never called Delbasio “plus-size”—at least not exactly.

From The Daily Beast

By 15, Shields was saying: “Nothing comes between me and my Calvins” in an advert for Calvin Klein underwear.

From The Daily Beast

Justin Bieber for Calvin Klein: Have we found the next Marky Mark?

From The Daily Beast

“Brands like Calvin Klein, among others, have special lines that come with his and hers pieces,” Steinberg says.

From The Daily Beast

The aide-de-camp of Calvin and Theodore de Beze contrasted admirably with the son of the furrier.

From Project Gutenberg

But their opponent, Calvin, though less famous than Luther, was far the stronger of the two.

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Calvin's study, where his thought had wrestled with suffering for the last fourteen years, came next, with the bedroom beyond it.

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Farel and Calvin regarded Lutheranism as an incomplete work,—insufficient in itself and without any real grip upon France.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who had very little historical knowledge, has completely ignored the influence of Calvin on his republic.

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