Also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc
Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; said of an officer
Referring to the Reformation, it's theology, and/or those subscribing to it Also used to differentiate a,) Calvinism from Lutheranism, or b ) Continental European Calvinism from Scottish Calvinism, aka Presbyterianism ( SEE: Reformation Theology, Calvin, Calvinism )
A system of theology that recognizes and stresses God's sovereignty over His creation Views history from a covenental basis rather than dispensational Adheres to Westminster Confession of Faith and the 5 points of Calvinism See also Warfield on the Reformed Faith or another brief definition
A term used to refer to a tradition of theology which draws inspiration from the writings of John Calvin (1510-64) and his successors (see pp 68-72) The term is generally used in preference to "Calvinist "
of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; "Dutch Reformed theology"
(as used in theology: ) characterized by agreement with or adherence to the doctrine, worship, ethic or polity of the Protestant Reformation, more particularly the Swiss or Calvinist branch there-of (in distinction from Lutheranism, Anabaptism)