Helvetic

Hel·vet·ic

[hel-vet-ik]
noun
1.
a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.
adjective

Origin:
1700–10; Helvet(ia) + -ic

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Helvetic (hɛlˈvɛtɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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