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Baianism

Baianism noun: a school of thought, the immediate historical predecessor of Jansenism, that claimed thorough Augustinianism over the scholasticism which held sway over most Catholic theologians at the time.

Noun

Baianism (uncountable)

  1. A school of thought, the immediate historical predecessor of Jansenism, that claimed thorough Augustinianism over the scholasticism which held sway over most Catholic theologians at the time.

Forms of Baianism

alternative formBajanism

Origin of Baianism

From Baian + -ism, after the Roman Catholic theologian Michael Baius (1513-1589).

Questions about Baianism

What does Baianism mean?
Baianism means a school of thought, the immediate historical predecessor of Jansenism, that claimed thorough Augustinianism over the scholasticism which held sway over most Catholic theologians at the time.
What part of speech is Baianism?
Baianism is a noun.

Words near Baianism in the dictionary

  1. Baia de Criș
  2. Baia Mare
  3. Baia Sprie
  4. Baiame
  5. baian
  6. Baianism
  7. Baianist
  8. Baianists
  9. Baiano
  10. baians
  11. baiao

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