Definition of Arminian

1. Noun. Adherent of Arminianism.

Group relationships: Arminian Church
Generic synonyms: Adherent, Disciple

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Arminianism.
Partainyms: Arminianism
Derivative terms: Arminianism

Definition of Arminian

1. a. Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n.

2. n. One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).

Definition of Arminian

1. Noun. A person who follows the religious philosophy founded by the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the religious philosophy founded by the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arminian

Armenophobe
Armenophobes
Armenophobia
Armeria
Armeria maritima
Armill
Armillaria
Armillaria caligata
Armillaria mellea neutral proteinase
Armillaria ponderosa
Armillaria zelleri
Armillariella
Armillariella mellea
Armillifer
Armills
Arminian
Arminian Baptist
Arminian Church
Arminianism
Arminians
Arminius
Armistice Day
Armoracia
Armoracia rusticana
Armoric
Armorica
Armorican
Armoricans
Armstrong
Army

Literary usage of Arminian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Place of Christ in Modern Theology by Andrew Martin Fairbairn (1895)
"The former was the arminian, the latter the Socinian movement. A. The arminian criticism of Calvinism rested on two main ideas—that of equity and that of ..."

2. The Creeds of Christendom: With a History and Critical Notes by Philip Schaff (1919)
"ANALYSIS OF arminian METHODISM. THE SEMI-ANGLICAN DOCTRINES. ... Suffice that the Methodist doctrine is what js generally termed arminian, as it regards the ..."

3. The Methodist Review (1861)
"VIL—arminian VIEW OP THE FALL AND REDEMPTION. IT is a pleasant fact that our ... The doctrine of depravity and the fall, as central to an arminian system, ..."

4. A Careful and Strict Inquiry Into the Modern Prevailing Notions of that by Jonathan Edwards (1768)
"S arminian Notions of that Liberty, ... the arminian Freedom : It is not to leave the Will to its own Self-determination, but to bring it into Subjection to ..."

5. A History of England by James Franck Bright (1880)
"Though the point at issue between Arminius and Gomar, his opponent in Holland, at the beginning of the seven- arminian chap- teenth century, ..."

6. The Reformation by Williston Walker (1873)
"... of the arminian party, was banished. The Synod of Dort was assembled, in 1616, for the purpose of giving judgment upon this theological controversy. ..."

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