1. Arminius - Noun
2. Arminius - Proper noun
German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19)
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
Source: WordNetAccording to Arminius, "God regards no one in Christ unless they are engrafted in him by faith." Source: Internet
Arminius initially lured Germanicus' cavalry into a trap and inflicted minor casualties, until successful fighting by the Roman infantry caused the Germanic peoples to break and flee into the forest. Source: Internet
Arminius states that "Justification, when used for the act of a Judge, is either purely the imputation of righteousness through mercy… or that man is justified before God… according to the rigor of justice without any forgiveness." Source: Internet
Arminius III:454 Stephen Ashby clarifies: "Arminius allowed for only two possible ways in which the sinner might be justified: (1) by our absolute and perfect adherence to the law, or (2) purely by God's imputation of Christ's righteousness." Source: Internet
Arminius, who accompanied him, directed him along a route that would facilitate an ambush. Source: Internet
Arminius then left under the pretext of drumming up Germanic forces to support the Roman campaign. Source: Internet