Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ARMINIAN
a.Pertaining to Arminius, or designating his principles.
ARMINIAN
n.One of a sect or party of Christians, so called from Arminius or Harmansen, of Holland, who flourished at the close of the 16th century, and beginning of the 17th. The Arminian doctrines are, 1. conditional election and reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination.
2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit.
3. That man, in order to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of God; but that this grace is not irresistible and may be lost; so that men may relapse from a state of grace and die in their sins.
ARMINIANISM
n.The peculiar doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ARMINIAN
ARMINIAN Ar *min "i *an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n.
ARMINIAN
Ar *min "i *an, n. (Eccl. Hist. )
Defn: One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 156 , d. 16 9 ).
Note: The Arminian doctrines are: 1. Conditional election and reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination. 2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit. 3. That man, in order to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of God. 4. That man may resist divine grace. 5. That man may relapse from a state of grace.
ARMINIANISM
ARMINIANISM Ar *min "i *an *ism, n.
Defn: The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Arminian
Ar min i an |ärˈminēən ɑrˈmɪniən | ▶adjective relating to the doctrines of Jacobus Arminius (Latinized name of Jakob Hermandszoon, 1560 –1609 ), a Dutch Protestant theologian, who rejected the Calvinist doctrine of predestination. His teachings had a considerable influence on Methodism. ▶noun an adherent of these doctrines. DERIVATIVES Ar min i an ism |-ˌnizəm |noun
Oxford Dictionary
Arminian
Arminian |ɑːˈmɪnɪən | ▶adjective relating to the doctrines of Jacobus Arminius (Latinized name of Jakob Hermandszoon, 1560 –1609 ), a Dutch Protestant theologian who rejected the Calvinist doctrine of predestination. His teachings had a considerable influence on Methodism. ▶noun an adherent of Arminian doctrines. DERIVATIVES Arminianism noun
Duden Dictionary
arminianisch
ar mi ni a nisch Adjektiv |armini a nisch |a den Arminianismus betreffend b die Lehre des Arminius vertretend
Arminianismus
Ar mi ni a nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Arminian i smus |der Arminianismus; Genitiv: des Arminianismus neulateinisch Lehre des Jacobus Arminius, die den Vorrang der Bibel vor den kirchlichen Bekenntnissen betonte und sich gegen die calvinistische Staatskirche der Niederlande wandte
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