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ARMINIUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
German (a person of German nationality)
hero (a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
Synonyms:
Arminius; Jacob Harmensen; Jacobus Arminius; Jakob Hermandszoon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
