| arminian | (n) adherent of Arminianism |
| arminian | (adj) of or relating to Arminianism |
| arminian baptist | (n) group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists), Syn. General Baptist |
| arminian church | (n) the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius |
| arminianism | (n) 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 |
| Arminian | a. Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Arminian | n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609). [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Arminianism | n. The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians. [ 1913 Webster ] |