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Arminian

Arminian

1 9.9
Relating to a Christian belief that people can choose whether to be saved
  • adjective
  • /ɑrˈmɪniən/
translation icon : arminiano
  • "Coming out of an Arminian tradition, I have in many ways come to embrace Reformed theology.

Examples

  • Clearly, this is a covenant in the Arminian theological tradition.

    Academic text (1998)

  • But Leon McBeth argues that in the United States, with its "can do" philosophy, Southern Baptists muted Calvinism with Arminian influences.

    Academic text (1998)

  • It was an Arminian staple that God may not rightly demand impossible deeds of obedience.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The Ashley River Baptists were far more Calvinistic than many of their South Carolina contemporaries, holding firm to the sublime concept of predestination and rejecting the Arminian or free will version of the faith.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The Arminian perspective emphasizes that individuals have the free will to choose their salvation.

  • Many churches identify with the Arminian tradition, which highlights the importance of personal choice in faith.

  • In an Arminian framework, believers are encouraged to make conscious decisions about their relationship with God.

Compounds

Arminian Church
8.6

A Protestant church that teaches people can choose to be saved

Arminian Baptist
9.3

A member of a Baptist church that teaches people can choose to be saved

Surface Forms

Arminian positive

Morphology

Arminian = Arminius (opaque) = Arminius + an

Derived by adding the suffix '-an' to the proper name Arminius; the doctrinal meaning is specialized and not transparently inferable without knowledge of Arminianism.

Etymology

The word Arminian used as an adjective also comes from the name Arminius, and it describes ideas or groups that stress 'free will' in how people are saved. So calling something Arminian links it to that teaching about choice in salvation.