JACOBUS ARMINIUS

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)

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