Etymology

Calvinist

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Today it means: A follower of Calvinism. Full definition →

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The story

From Calvin + -ist. Piecewise doublet of chauvinist, as both terms come from different forms of the same name.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.