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Protestantism vs Calvinism - What's the difference?

protestantism | calvinism | Hypernyms |

Calvinism is a hypernym of protestantism.



As nouns the difference between protestantism and calvinism

is that protestantism is the Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith while Calvinism is the Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers such as John Calvin as opposed to Lutherans.

protestantism

English

(wikipedia Protestantism)

Noun

(-)
  • The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.
  • Collectively, the Protestant churches or the Protestants.
  • The beliefs held by the Protestant churches.

    • Hypernyms

    * Christianity

    calvinism

    English

    (wikipedia Calvinism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers such as (John Calvin) as opposed to Lutherans.

    • Hypernyms

    * Protestantism

    Synonyms

    * (Christian religious tradition) Reformed tradition, Reformed faith, Reformed religion, Reformed Christianity

    Derived terms

    * Calvinist * Calvinistic * Calvinistical * Calvinize