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Arminianism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A school of thought within Protestantism based on the theological ideas of Jacobus Arminius.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity

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noun

Meaning 2

17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Protestantism

History

Etymology

From Arminian + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: Арминианизъм (Arminianizǎm) — school of thought
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿民念主義 /阿民念主义 (Āmínniàn zhǔyì) — school of thought
  • Czech: Arminianismus — school of thought
  • Dutch: arminianisme — school of thought
  • Esperanto: arminianismo — school of thought
  • Finnish: arminiolaisuus — school of thought
  • French: arminianisme — school of thought
  • German: Arminianismus — school of thought
  • Greek: Αρμινιανισμός (Arminianismós) — school of thought
  • Hungarian: arminiánusok — school of thought
  • Indonesian: Arminianisme — school of thought
  • Interlingua: arminianismo — school of thought
  • Italian: arminianesimo — school of thought
  • Japanese: アルミニウス主義 (aruminiusushugi) — school of thought
  • Korean: 아르미니우스주의 (areuminiuseujuui) — school of thought
  • Lithuanian: Arminijonai — school of thought
  • Luxembourgish: Arminianismus — school of thought
  • Norwegian: arminianisme — school of thought
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arminianisme — school of thought
  • Persian: آرمینیوسی (armanawsa) — school of thought
  • Polish: arminianizm — school of thought
  • Portuguese: arminianismo — school of thought
  • Russian: арминианство (arminianstvo) — school of thought
  • Slovene: arminijanci — school of thought
  • Spanish: arminianismo — school of thought
  • Swedish: arminianism — school of thought
  • Welsh: Arminiaeth — school of thought