Arminius
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- proper noun
- Popularly known as Arminians (after the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius) and widely suspected of being sympathetic to the Church of Rome, anti-Calvinists soon occupied positions of authority in the Church.
- Jacobus Arminius
Examples
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Both Arminius and Episcopius had urged mutual toleration based on the perception that all human opinion is imperfect, an opinion expressed earlier by Sebastian Castellio (whose works Arminius discussed in classes he taught).
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Goodwin, concurring with Arminius and Episcopius, insisted that God did not demand the impossible, and that, were God to do so, it would be He Himself, not the creature, who sinned.
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Around this time, Arminius returned to his people in the north.
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No prisoners were taken while Arminius escaped.
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Goodwin, at that time, professed no esteem for Jacob Arminius and his followers, but this would change in 1647.
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John Goodwin had acknowledged the value of Arminius's theology in 1647, and he was acquainted with the theology of Corvinus.
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Following Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609), Arminians also fully affirm the doctrine of total depravity.
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In AD 9, Arminius led an alliance of Germanic tribes to defeat the Romans in a historic battle.
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The strategic genius of Arminius helped unite the tribes against the powerful Roman forces.
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At the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Arminius became a legendary figure in German history.
Synonyms
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9.2
A German leader who defeated the Romans in a famous battle in year 9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arminius is the Roman form of an old German name that meant 'great' or 'strong' and is related to the German name Hermann. So the name suits the leader, who became famous for defeating the Romans.