pelagian
11Pelagian — [pɪ leɪdʒɪən] adjective relating to the British or Irish monk Pelagius (c.360–c.420), or to his theory denying the doctrines of original sin and predestination. noun a follower of Pelagius. Derivatives Pelagianism noun …
12pelagian — a.; (also pelagic) Oceanic, marine, of the ocean …
13pelagian — pe·la·gian …
14Pelagian — /pəˈleɪdʒiən/ (say puh layjeeuhn) noun a follower of Pelagius, a British monk (fl. c. AD 360–c.420), who denied original sin and maintained the freedom of the will and its power to attain righteousness. –Pelagianism, noun …
15pelagian — adj. & n. adj. of or concerning the monk Pelagius (4th 5th c.) or his theory denying the doctrine of original sin. n. a follower of Pelagius. Derivatives: Pelagianism n. Etymology: eccl.L Pelagianus f. Pelagius …
16Pelagian Islands — noun A group of islands of Italy south of Sicily …
17Pelagian Islands — /pəlædʒiən ˈaɪləndz/ (say puhlajeeuhn uyluhndz) plural noun a group of Italian islands, namely Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione, situated between Tunisia and Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. 27 km2. Italian, Isole Pelagie …
18Semi-Pelagian — Sem i Pe*la gi*an, a. Of or pertaining to the Semi Pelagians, or their tenets. [1913 Webster] …
19Semi-Pelagian — Sem i Pe*la gi*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit s influence, while, on the other hand,… …
20semi-pelagian — I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at semi + noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized S & usually capitalized P : a person (as a theologian of a 5th or 6th century monastery in Gaul) holding that man requires special help and not merely general guidance from God to… …
