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PELAGIANISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pelagianism mean?
• PELAGIANISM (noun)
The noun PELAGIANISM has 1 sense:
1. the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
Familiarity information: PELAGIANISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Pelagianism" is a kind of...):
heresy; unorthodoxy (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
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