Helvetic

[ hel-vet-ik ]

noun
  1. a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.

adjective

Origin of Helvetic

1
First recorded in 1700–10; Helvet(ia) + -ic

Words Nearby Helvetic

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British Dictionary definitions for Helvetic

Helvetic

/ (hɛlˈvɛtɪk) /


adjective
  1. Helvetian or Swiss

  2. of or relating to the Helvetic Confessions or to Swiss Protestantism

noun
  1. a Swiss Protestant or reformed Calvinist who subscribes to one of the two Helvetic Confessions (of faith) formulated in 1536 and 1566

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