PELAGIAN

Etymology

Adjective

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.

Etymology

Adjective

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



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