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Pronunciation: [ˈɑːmɪnˌi͡ənɪzəm] (IPA)

Arminianism is a theological system based on the teachings of Jacob Arminius, a Dutch theologian. Some synonyms for Arminianism include Wesleyanism, Free Will Baptist, and Pelagianism. Wesleyanism is named after John Wesley, an English theologian who was influenced by Arminius' teachings. Free Will Baptist is a denomination that embraces Arminian beliefs, which emphasizes free will and the ability of humans to accept or reject salvation. Pelagianism is similar to Arminianism in its emphasis on free will, but it rejects the idea of original sin. In contemporary theology, Arminianism is often contrasted with Calvinism, another prominent theological system.
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Here her superiority came out, and I remember now, with loving admiration, one thing which at the time I disapproved; it was not strictly a consequence of her Arminian belief, and at first sight might seem opposed to it, yet it came from the spirit of love which clings to the bad logic of arminianism.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
I shall never again deny that the root of the matter is in the man, although much choked with the tares of worldliness and arminianism.
"Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
Ian Maclaren
The mercantile patrician interest, embodied in the states of Holland and Zeeland and inclined to a large toleration in the matter of religion, which afterwards took the form of arminianism, was opposed by a strict Calvinist party, which desired to subject the political commonwealth to the reformed church; which nevertheless indulged in very democratic views of the social compact; and which was controlled by a few refugees from Flanders and Brabant, who had succeeded in obtaining the confidence of Leicester.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009

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