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* '''Jacobus Arminius:''' Dutch theologian and religious reformer; the founder of Arminianism (a liberal type of Calvinism emphasizing God’s love rather than his justice) | * '''Jacobus Arminius:''' Dutch theologian and religious reformer; the founder of Arminianism (a liberal type of Calvinism emphasizing God’s love rather than his justice) | ||
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| + | * '''Artemis:''' Greek goddess of the hunt and of virginity, born in [[Delian alps|Delos]], where her cult was centered | ||
* '''Armenian''' | * '''Armenian''' | ||
Latest revision as of 09:19, 30 June 2012
- Arminius: Hermann (16 BC-21 CE), German warlord, the liberator of Germania; he defeated Varus in the Teutoburg Wald (9 CE)
- Jacobus Arminius: Dutch theologian and religious reformer; the founder of Arminianism (a liberal type of Calvinism emphasizing God’s love rather than his justice)
- Artemis: Greek goddess of the hunt and of virginity, born in Delos, where her cult was centered
- Armenian
- Varus: Publius Quinctilius Varus, governor of Germania, defeated by Arminius at Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE; he committed suicide
- verminous
- varmint: (1) a troublesome or mischievous animal or person; (2) a skilled amateur sportsman
- argy-bargy: (v) to argue tediously or vexatiously; (n) a bandying of argument
