Arminian

British  

/ ɑːˈmɪnɪən /

adjective

1. denoting, relating to, or believing in the Christian Protestant doctrines of Jacobus Arminius, published in 1610, which rejected absolute predestination and insisted that the sovereignty of God is compatible with free will in man. These doctrines deeply influenced Wesleyan and Methodist theology

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noun

1. a follower of such doctrines

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Arminianism
  noun

Example Sentences

Arminian theology made its most lasting mark in the United States.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2021

Ultimately, Friedman concludes, the new science of economics secularized Arminian ideas, foreshadowing a world in which the market and other secular institutions would take over from God the task of improving human prospects.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2021

Under Wesley's leadership, Arminian Methodism developed in organic form, and is still found in all parts of the world in visible, organized Churches.

From Fletcher of Madeley by Macdonald, Frederic W.

The most distinguished Arminian dogmatist after Episcopius was Phil.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

The next morning Robert went to the Methodist Chapel with Theodora, but his Calvinism was in no degree prejudiced by the Arminian sermon, for he did not hear a word of it.

From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston