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Arminʹians (Anti-Calvinists)

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so called from James Harmensen, of Holland, whose name, Latinised, is Jacoʹbus Arminʹius. He asserted that God bestows forgiveness and eternal life on all who repent and believe; that He wills all men to be saved; and that His predestination is founded on His foreknowledge.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Aristippos
Aristocracy
Aristophanes
Aristotle
Aristotelian Philosophy
Aristotelian Unities
Ark
Armada
Armenians
Armi da
Arminians (Anti-Calvinists)
Armory
Armoury
Arms
Arms of England (The Royal)
Arnauts [brave men]
Arn-monat
Arnold
Arnoldists
Arod
Aroint thee