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PELAGIUS

• PELAGIUS (noun)
The noun PELAGIUS has 1 sense:

1. a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)

Familiarity information: PELAGIUS used as a noun is very rare.

• PELAGIUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

monastic; monk (a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work)

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