JANSENISM - Definition

Pronunciation:		'jansu`nizum
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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

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	See Also:	theological doctrine

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Jan"sen*ism\, n. [F. Jans['e]nisme.] (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.