jansenist - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'jansenist' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jansenist

[ n.]

- A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace.

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jan jane jane-of-apes jangle jangled jangler jangleress janglery jangling janissary

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