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Arminius

Arminius proper noun: a chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

Proper noun

Arminius

  1. A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
  2. Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.

Origin of Arminius

From Latin Arminius, probably from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, but has been associated, at least since the 16th century, with the name Herman, German Hermann.

Words formed from Arminius

Questions about Arminius

What does Arminius mean?
Arminius means a chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
What part of speech is Arminius?
Arminius is a proper noun.

Words near Arminius in the dictionary

  1. Arminianizing
  2. Arminians
  3. arminid
  4. arminids
  5. arminite
  6. Arminius
  7. arminoid
  8. arminoids
  9. armipotence
  10. armipotent
  11. armipotents

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