Ar·min·i·an [aar mínnee ?n] adjective opposing Calvinism: relating to or following the Protestant theologian Arminius or his doctrines, which rejected the Calvinist view of absolute predestination noun (plural Ar·min·i·ans) follower of Arminianism: a follower of Arminius or his doctrines [Early 17th century. < Arminius, Latinized surname of Jakob Hermandszoon (1560-1609)] -Ar·min·i·an·ism, noun