Calvin, John

Cultural  

1. A sixteenth-century French Protestant theologian and religious reformer (see Reformation); the founder of Calvinism. He directed the formation of a religiously based government in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Example Sentences

Calvin, John, i, 238; ii, 183; ix, 187, 197; referred to, v, 123; Servetus and, ix, 201; wife of, ix, 210.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert

Calvin, John: his Commentary, 103; used by Cotton, 286.

From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Calvin, John, as a Puritan's spiritual nightcap, 166.

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman

Calvin, John, 77, 82; opinion of, on English Prayer Book, 86; criticism of Knox's treatment at Frankfort by, 93, 106, 110.

From John Knox by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo)