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JACOB HARMENSEN
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• JACOB HARMENSEN (noun)
The noun JACOB HARMENSEN has 1 sense:
1. Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
Familiarity information: JACOB HARMENSEN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Arminius; Jacob Harmensen; Jacobus Arminius; Jakob Hermandszoon
Instance hypernyms:
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
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