Calvinist

Calvinist

['kælvinist]

n. 加爾文教徒
　　adj. 加爾文主義的

中文詞源：

Calvinist 加爾文教

由16世紀法國新教改革者John Calvin創立的教派。Calvin字面意思為禿頭，詞源同callow, chauvinism.

例句：

1. Calvinist text : name of the Lord presupposes people know something about it.
主的名﹕預設﹕人們知道主的名.

2. The Calvinist doctrine that God neglected to designate those who would the elect.
加爾文主義教條認為由於原罪人一出生就有罪.

3. His father was a professor of medieval studies and his mother a strict Calvinist.
他的父親是研究中世紀歷史的教授,母親是忠實的加爾文主義者.

4. Calvinist Christians expressed their religious zeal by working hard, which, in turn , meant accumulating wealth.
加爾文主義的基督徒是以辛勤工作來表達他們的宗教熱情, 而其後果就是財富的累積.