Calvinistic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Calvinistic visions of judgment and doom later gave way to a wider array of religious and nonreligious interpretations.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2020
Even among Calvinistic Congregationalists and Presbyterians, ministers relaxed or even discarded the doctrine of predestination, and taught instead that God would open heaven to all who sought it sincerely.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Propelled by our enthusiastic consumer adoption of mobile devices, startup culture has become the latest embodiment of America’s Calvinistic work ethic.
From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2017
Known locally as Capel Isaf, Calvinistic Methodist stone chapel in Llithfaen, Gwynedd, was the fifth to be built in the village for the expanding community, designed to seat up to 700 people.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2011
Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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