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Arminius

noun
1.
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609).  Synonyms: Jacob Harmensen, Jacobus Arminius, Jakob Hermandszoon.
2.
German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19).  Synonyms: Armin, Hermann.





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... Drusus given by Dio and Velleius Paterculus: unless, as Dithmar observes, what is said of the Cherusci on this side the Weser relates to the Dulgibini, their dependents. For, according to Strabo, Varus was cut off by the Cherusci, and the people subject to them. The brave actions of Arminius, the celebrated chief of the Cherusci, are related by Tacitus in the 1st and 2d books of ...
— The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus • Tacitus


Words linked to "Arminius" :   theologizer, theologist, theologian, German, theologiser, hero


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