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JAKOB HERMANDSZOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
Synonyms:
Arminius; Jacob Harmensen; Jacobus Arminius; Jakob Hermandszoon
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Instance hypernyms:
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)