Jansenism

[dʒænsәnizm]

Definition

(noun.) the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition.

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Definition

(n.) The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.

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Definition

n. a system of evangelical doctrine deduced from Augustine by Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638) Roman Catholic Bishop of Ypres essentially a reaction against the ordinary Catholic dogma of the freedom of the will and that of merely sufficient grace maintaining that interior grace is irresistible and that Christ died for all.—n. Jan′senist a believer in Jansenism.

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