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Unitarian vs Calvinist - What's the difference?

unitarian | calvinist |

As nouns the difference between unitarian and calvinist

is that unitarian is a Christian who does not believe in the traditional doctrine of the Trinity while Calvinist is a follower of Calvinism.

As adjectives the difference between unitarian and calvinist

is that unitarian is pertaining to Unitarianism while Calvinist is of or pertaining to Calvinism.

unitarian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Christian who does not believe in the traditional doctrine of the Trinity.
  • A follower of Unitarian Universalism; or a member of a Unitarian Universalist Church in North America who adhered to, or identifies with, the Unitarian part of that church prior to consolidation in 1961.
  • (rare) A Muslim, Jew or other kind of monotheist who is not a Christian.
  • A member of a certain political movement, especially the Unitarios'' of nineteenth century Argentina (known as the ''Unitarian Party in English).

    • Synonyms

    * Unitarian Universalist

    Antonyms

    * Trinitarian

    Derived terms

    * Unitarianism

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to Unitarianism

    • References

    calvinist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (religion) A follower of Calvinism.

    • Hypernyms

    * Protestant

    Synonyms

    * Reformed Christian * Reformed person * Reformed Protestant

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to Calvinism.
  • Of or pertaining to a Calvinist or Calvinists.

    • Synonyms

    * Reformed * Calvinistic * Calvinistical