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  • initialism religion Mnemonic for five-point Calvinist doctrine: total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints

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Examples

  • This is sometimes called the TULIP formula, an acronym based on the initial letters of the five points.

    Dictionary of the History of Ideas ROBERT M. KINGDON 1968

  • The acronym TULIP defines the basic tenets of this branch of Protestantism.

    FAZED Bubba 2010

  • The acronym TULIP defines the basic tenets of this branch of Protestantism.

    FAZED Bubba 2010

  • The acronym TULIP defines the basic tenets of this branch of Protestantism.

    FAZED Bubba 2010

  • I enjoyed using the acronym TULIP and made sure everyone knew I understood it.

    Pulpit Pimps 2008

  • I enjoyed using the acronym TULIP and made sure everyone knew I understood it.

    Pulpit Pimps 2008

  • Nonetheless, "TULIP" has refused to remove Brown's defamatory statement from its website.

    Indybay newswire Labor for Palestine 2009

  • Nonetheless, "TULIP" has refused to remove Brown's defamatory statement from its website.

    Palestine Blogs aggregator 2009

  • THE BLACK TULIP by Alexandre Dumas - a terribly exciting book about tulip breeding.

    34. Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner 2009

  • Jens Wolf/DPA/Zuma Press TULIP FIELD: A worker cut the heads off tulips in a field in Schwaneberg, Germany, Tuesday.

    Photos of the Day: April 26 2011

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