Definition of Calvin

Noun: Calvin  kal-vin

1. Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)
   - John Calvin, Jean Cauvin, Jean Caulvin, Jean Chauvin
    
2. United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
   - Melvin Calvin

See also:
calves
calving

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