Associations to the word «Arminius»

Wiktionary

ARMINIUS, proper noun. (history) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
ARMINIUS, proper noun. Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.

Dictionary definition

ARMINIUS, noun. Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609).
ARMINIUS, noun. German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19).

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