Definition of Arminius

Noun: Arminius  aa(r)'mi-nee-us

  1. German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
    - Armin, Hermann
     
  2. Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
    - Jacobus Arminius, Jacob Harmensen, Jakob Hermandszoon

See also:
Arminianism
armistice

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