| 单词 | remonstrant synod |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRemonstrant synod Remonstrant synod n. Church History (a) an assembly of Dutch Remonstrant clergy; esp. an assembly in March 1619 preceding the condemnation of the Remonstrants as heretics by the National Synod of Dordrecht in May; (b) an assembly formed in May 1830 of Presbyterian ministers, elders, and congregations who seceded from the Synod of Ulster after their Remonstrance (against restrictive legislation which only accepted evangelical and orthodox Trinitarian candidates as future ordinands) was rejected. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Unitarianism > Antitrinitarian sects and groups > [noun] > remonstrant synod Remonstrant synod1824 1824 J. Nichols Calvinism & Arminianism p. iv ‘And,’ say the Remonstrant Synod of Utrecht, ‘though St. Augustine, and certain others after him somewhat changed their sentiments in the matter of Predestination, yet they always acknowledged, that Christ died for all men.’ 1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 25/1 The synod of Munster and Remonstrant synod, among whom Unitarian opinions are prevalent. 1910 New Schaff-Herzog Encycl. Relig. Knowl. XII. 83 The presbytery of Antrim separated from the general synod in order to establish worship without subscription to creed. In 1830 the Remonstrant Synod of Ulster was formed on similar principles. 1995 J. Israel Dutch Republic ii. xx. 462 The news, in March 1619, of a rival Remonstrant synod, held in secret, at Rotterdam, only added to Counter-Remonstrant impatience. < as lemmas |
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