Calvin
Geneva's stern reformer
Calvin is a masculine given name, from a French surname meaning "little bald one." The name gained popularity among Protestants through John Calvin, the sixteenth-century theologian whose doctrines shaped Reformed Christianity.
Calvin appears in brand names (Calvin Klein) and as a cartoon character (Calvin and Hobbes).
The related noun Calvinism denotes his theological system.
Playful troublesome behavior
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- precociousDeveloped before typical age
antics · homework · classroom · recess · stuffed tiger · treehouse · wagon · snowmen
English political philosopher
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- SundayFirst or seventh day
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
funnies · Rosalyn · Calvinball · wagon · tiger · stuffed · sardonic · precocious
Divinely predetermined fate
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- electChoose by vote
grace · sovereignty · Presbyterian · Reformation · TULIP · Huguenot · puritanism · salvation
mischief
Playful troublesome behavior
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
precocious · antics · homework · classroom · recess · stuffed tiger · treehouse · wagon · snowmen · pranks
Hobbes
English political philosopher
syndicate · funnies · Rosalyn · Calvinball · wagon · tiger · stuffed · sardonic · precocious
predestination
Divinely predetermined fate
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
elect · grace · sovereignty · Presbyterian · Reformation · TULIP · Huguenot · puritanism · salvation · providence
masculine
Male in character
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
Latin · bald · surname · Harris · Coolidge · given name · baptismal
- Comic CharactersSuperman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America
- Christian ScholarsAugustine, Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, Jerome, Athanasius
- Renaissance thinkersErasmus, Machiavelli, Luther, Bacon, Bruno
- Swiss FiguresJean-Jacques Rousseau, Jean Piaget, Carl Jung, Roger Federer, Paul Klee
- Protestant theologyfaith alone, grace alone, Lutheranism, predestination, election
- Swiss Reformers
CalvinWesley
Common English given name
Luther · Martin Luther · Erasmus · Menno Simons · Lutheranism
CalvinCounter-Reformation
Church's internal reform movement
Pope · Thomas More · Jesuits · Catholic Church · Catholicism
- Calvin and HobbesComic about imaginative boy
- Calvin KleinAmerican fashion brand
- John CalvinFrench Protestant reformer
- Calvin Harris
- Calvin Coolidge