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nounDutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
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nounGerman hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Definition that contains arminius
- arminian church the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius
- battle of teutoburger wald a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman Legions
- arminianism 17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
- general baptist group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
- arminian baptist group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
- teutoburger wald a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman Legions