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JANSENISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jansenism mean?
• JANSENISM (noun)
The noun JANSENISM has 1 sense:
1. the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition
Familiarity information: JANSENISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Jansenism" is a kind of...):
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
Derivation:
Jansenist (an advocate of Jansenism)
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