Jansenism
Jansenism noun: the doctrine of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653.
Noun
Jansenism (usually uncountable, plural Jansenisms)
- The doctrine of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653.
- From the mid-seventeenth century, therefore, disputes about Jansenism turned into a struggle for the soul of the French Church, now vigorously resurgent against a steadily more beleaguered Reformed Protestantism.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 798
Forms of Jansenism
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Origin of Jansenism
From Jansen + -ism. Named after Cornelius Jansen.
Questions about Jansenism
- What does Jansenism mean?
- Jansenism means the doctrine of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653.
- What part of speech is Jansenism?
- Jansenism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Jansenism?
- The plural of Jansenism is Jansenisms.
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