\Ar*min"i*an\ (?; 277), a.
Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their
doctrines. See note under {Arminian}, n.

\Ar*min"i*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b.
1560, d. 1609).
Note: The Arminian doctrines are: 1. Conditional election and
      reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination.
      2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made
      by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers
      can be partakers of the benefit. 3. That man, in order
      to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed
      by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift
      of God. 4. That man may resist divine grace. 5. That
      man may relapse from a state of grace.