Amyraldists
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/əˈmɪrəlˌdɪsts/
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/əˈmɪr(ə)ldɪsts/
(Amyraldist)
follower of Amyraut's theology
Etymology
'Amyraldists' originates from French, specifically the surname 'Amyraut', where 'Amyraut' is the name of the 17th-century French Reformed theologian Moïse Amyraut.
'Amyraldists' changed from the French surname 'Amyraut' (attached to the doctrine as 'Amyraldism' in English) and eventually became the modern English plural noun 'Amyraldists' to denote followers of that doctrine.
Initially, it meant 'followers of Moïse Amyraut' (i.e., adherents of his doctrinal formulations); over time the term has continued to denote adherents of Amyraldian theology with essentially the same meaning.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'Amyraldist'; adherents of Amyraldism, a 17th-century Reformed theological tendency (associated with Moïse Amyraut) sometimes called hypothetical universalism, which taught that Christ's atonement was sufficient for all people though efficient only for the elect.
The Amyraldists argued that Christ's atonement was universally sufficient while remaining compatible with election.
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