#arminian

• Arminian — Belonging to Arminianism, relating to the theological doctrine formulated by Jacobus Arminius; a masculine follower of this Protestant movement. Emerging in the early 17th century as a structural reaction against rigid Calvinism, Arminianism maintains that salvation is offered to all people through God's grace, but depends on the individual's free will, rejecting the idea of absolute predestination.
• Arminian — The feminine form of arminian; an adjective describing a theory, church, denomination, or dogmatic perspective that follows the principles of Arminius's theology; a feminine follower of this Protestant doctrine. In academic analysis, the term is applied to qualify soteriology or Methodist and Anglican denominations heavily influenced historically by this movement.
• Arminianism — A Protestant theological movement grounded in the 17th century on the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius, emerging as a liberal reaction against rigid Calvinism. This structural doctrine rejects the theory of absolute predestination and affirms human free will, maintaining that divine salvation is universally offered to all mankind through Christ's grace, yet conditioned exclusively on the faith and voluntary choice of each individual.
• Arminius — A proper historical name of classical origin borne by prominent figures, most notably: Arminius, the famous chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who defeated the Roman legions led by Varus at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD), becoming a national symbol of freedom; Jacobus Arminius, the 17th-century Dutch theologian whose thought gave rise to the theological movement called Arminianism.