jansenism

Noun

Meaning

The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Hypernyms

theological doctrine

Examples

By the mid-18th century, Jansenism proper had totally lost its battle to be a viable theological position within Catholicism. Source: Internet

Following Duvergier's death in 1643, Antoine Arnauld became the chief proponent of Jansenism. Source: Internet

In the beginning of his Pontificate, Pius succeeded in silencing a group of followers of Jansenism with his bull "Auctorem Fidei", which reaffirmed the Church's stance at the topics at hand. Source: Internet

He also sent to France his famous " formulary ", that was to be signed by all the clergy as a means of detecting and extirpating Jansenism and which inflamed public opinion, leading to Blaise Pascal 's defense of Jansenism. Source: Internet

Factionalism Jansenism persisted in France for many years but split "into antagonistic factions" in the late-1720s. Source: Internet

Jansenism asserts that God's role in the infusion of grace cannot be resisted and does not require human assent. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Jansen Jansen disease Jansen metaphyseal dysostosis jansenist Jansenistic Jansenistical