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Genevan

noun
1.
A native or resident of Geneva.
2.
An adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin.  Synonym: Calvinist.






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"Genevan" Quotes from Famous Books



... In judging the Genevan theocracy it is important to remember that everywhere, in the sixteenth century, punishments were heavier than they are now, and the regulation of private life minuter.[2] Nevertheless, though parallels to almost everything done at Geneva can be found elsewhere, it is ...
— The Age of the Reformation • Preserved Smith

... to England, Paoli offered him a refuge. Buttafuoco, who represented the opinion that Corsica for its own good must be incorporated with France, and not merely come under her protection, had a few months previously also invited the Genevan prophet to visit the island, and outline a constitution for its people. But the snare was spread in vain. In the letter which with polished phrase declined the task, on the ground of its writer's ill-health, stood the words: "I believe that under their present leader ...
— The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte - Vol. I. (of IV.) • William Milligan Sloane

... Signs of the rising storm. Attempts at reform within the church. Immediate causes of the Reformation. Luther was the hero of the Reformation in Germany. Zwingli was the hero of the Reformation in Switzerland. Calvin establishes the Genevan system. The Reformation in England differed from the German. Many phases of reformation in other countries. Results ...
— History of Human Society • Frank W. Blackmar



Words linked to "Genevan" :   necessitarian, geneva, Swiss, Huguenot, Geneve, Genf, Swiss people



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