Arminian

British  

/ ɑːˈmɪnɪən /

adjective

1. denoting, relating to, or believing in the Christian Protestant doctrines of Jacobus Arminius, published in 1610, which rejected absolute predestination and insisted that the sovereignty of God is compatible with free will in man. These doctrines deeply influenced Wesleyan and Methodist theology

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noun

1. a follower of such doctrines

Other Word Forms

• Arminianism noun

Example Sentences

Arminian theology made its most lasting mark in the United States.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2021

Ultimately, Friedman concludes, the new science of economics secularized Arminian ideas, foreshadowing a world in which the market and other secular institutions would take over from God the task of improving human prospects.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2021

After it had modified strict Calvinism, the opposition between Reformed orthodoxy and Arminian heterodoxy became less pronounced, and more and more Arminian tendencies found their way into Reformed theology.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

The Synod was convoked principally for the sake of crushing the Arminian party, and extreme measures were taken to prevent that party being represented in the assembly or having a free voice there.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

The most notable deists of this age were John Toland, an Irishman, first Catholic, then Arminian, died a.d.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.