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Noun: Arminianism  aa(r)'mi-nee-u`ni-zum
  1. 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

See also: Arminian

Type of: Protestantism

Encyclopedia: Arminianism