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Ar⋅min⋅i⋅an⋅ism

  [ahr-min-ee-uh-niz-uhm]
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–noun Theology.
the doctrinal teachings of Jacobus Arminius or his followers, esp. the doctrine that Christ died for all people and not only for the elect. Compare Calvinism (def. 1).
Origin:
1610–20; J. Armini(us) + -an + -ism

Related forms:
Ar⋅min⋅i⋅an, adjective, noun
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Ar·min·i·an   (är-mĭn'ē-ən)   
adj.  Of or relating to the theology of Jacobus Arminius and his followers, who rejected the Calvinist doctrines of predestination and election and who believed that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty.
Ar·min'i·an n., Ar·min'i·an·ism n.
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Arminianism

a theological movement in Christianity, a liberal reaction to the Calvinist doctrine of predestination. The movement began early in the 17th century and asserted that God's sovereignty and man's free will are compatible

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