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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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