Arminianism (n)

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def 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
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Hypernym Protestantism
Derivationally related form Arminianism → Arminian
Incoming links
Derivationally related form Arminian → Arminianism
Pertainym (pertains to noun) Arminian → Arminianism
Hyponym Protestantism

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