Pelagian (comparative more Pelagian, superlative most Pelagian)
Of or pertaining to Pelagius (circa 354–420/440), an ascetic who denied the need for divine aid in performing good works.
pelagian (not comparable)
(archaic) pelagic; of or pertaining to the sea.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*la"gi*an, a. Etym: [L. pelagius, Gr. pélagien.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the sea; marine; pelagic; as, pelagian shells.
Pe*la"gi*an, n. Etym: [L. Pelagianus: cf. F. pélagien.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: A follower of Pelagius, a British monk, born in the later part of the 4th century, who denied the doctrines of hereditary sin, of the connection between sin and death, and of conversion through grace.
Pe*la"gi*an, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pélagien.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to Pelagius, or to his doctrines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
