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
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
