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Helvetic
Hel·vet·ic
/
hɛlˈvɛt
ɪk
/
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[
hel-
vet
-ik
]
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noun
1.
a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.
adjective
2.
Helvetian
.
Origin:
1700–10;
Helvet(ia)
+
-ic
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Helvetic
(hɛlˈvɛtɪk)
—
adj
1.
Helvetian or Swiss
2.
of or relating to the Helvetic Confessions or to Swiss Protestantism
—
n
3.
a Swiss Protestant or reformed Calvinist who subscribes to one of the two
Helvetic Confessions
(of faith) formulated in 1536 and 1566
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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