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JANSENIST
Jansenist
(noun) an advocate of Jansenism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Jan"sen*ist, n. Etym: [F. Janséniste.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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