CALVERED, kal'verd, _p.adj._ from obsolete verb CAL'VER, to prepare salmon
or other fish when freshly caught. [Prob. the same as Scot. _Caller_.]
CALVINISM, kal'vin-izm, _n._ the doctrines of the great Genevan religious
reformer, John _Calvin_ (1509-1564), as these are given in his
_Institutio_, esp. as regards particular election, predestination, the
incapacity for true faith and repentance of the natural man, efficacious
grace, and final perseverance.--_n._ CAL'VINIST, one who holds the
doctrines of Calvin.--_adjs._ CALVINIST'IC, -AL, pertaining to Calvin or
Calvinism.