arminianism
|ar-min-i-an-ism|
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/ˌɑrˈmɪniənɪzəm/
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/ˌɑːˈmɪniənɪzəm/
doctrine of conditional election/free will in salvation
Etymology
'arminianism' originates from the Latinized surname 'Arminius' (Jacobus Arminius), combined with the English suffix '-ism' which denotes a 'doctrine or system'.
'arminianism' developed in early 17th-century English as the name for the theological movement associated with Arminius; it formed by attaching '-ism' to 'Arminius' and entered theological and polemical usage in post-Reformation debates.
Initially the term referred specifically to the views and followers of Jacobus Arminius; over time it came to denote the broader doctrinal system opposing strict predestinarian interpretations, summarized today as 'Arminianism'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a theological system, originating with Jacobus Arminius, that emphasizes human free will cooperating with divine grace in salvation, conditional election, resistible grace, and the possibility of falling from grace (in contrast to strict predestinarian Calvinism).
arminianism stresses that human choice can cooperate with God's prevenient grace in salvation.
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