# Arminian

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #83,980

## Definitions
1. A person who follows the soteriological doctrine of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius that people are able to choose to resist or accept divine grace and therefore faith and salvation through free will.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch arminiaan. Equivalent to Arminius + -an.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arminian