Etymology

Arminian

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Today it means: A person who follows the soteriological doctrine of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius that people are able to choose to resist or accept divine grace and therefore faith and salvation through free will. Full definition →

Dutch arminiaan
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromarminiaan
  2. English todayArminian

Borrowed from Dutch arminiaan. Equivalent to Arminius + -an.

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