"hyper-Calvinism" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (theology) A branch of Protestant theology that emphasizes limited atonement to the point of exclusively proselytizing to the elect and/or denying the responsibility of humanity in salvation. Wikipedia link: hyper-Calvinism Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: Protestantism
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