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Arminian

adjective Ar·min·i·an \ är-ˈmi-nē-ən \

Definition of Arminian

: of or relating to Arminius or his doctrines opposing the absolute predestination of strict Calvinism and maintaining the possibility of salvation for all
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Arminian

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Arminianism

play \-nē-ə-ˌni-zəm\ noun

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1617

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