arminian

n. ஆலந்து நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்த சீர் திருத்தக்கிளைச் சமயத்தவராகிய ஆர்மீனியஸ் என்பவரின் கொள்கையைக் கடைப்பிடிப்பவர், (பெ.) ஆர்மீனியக் கொள்கை சார்ந்த.

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Ar*min"i*an, a. Defn: Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n. Ar*min"i*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) Defn: One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609). Note: The Arminian doctrines are: 1. Conditional election and reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination. 2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit. 3. That man, in order to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of God. 4. That man may resist divine grace. 5. That man may relapse from a state of grace.

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