1) Christian term 2) Religious doctrine 3) Theological doctrine
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Jansenism was a Christian theological movement, primarily in France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. The movement originated from the posthumously published work of the Dutch theologian Cornelius Jansen, who died in 1638. It was first popularized by Jansen`s friend Jean du Vergier,....
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• (n.) The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.
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(from the article `Roman Catholicism`) The church in France was the scene of controversies other than those connected with administration and politics. In his posthumously published work ... celebrated abbey of Cistercian nuns that was the centre of Jansenism and of literary activity in 17th-century France. It was founded about 1204 as ...
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Christian teaching of Cornelius Jansen, which divided the Roman Catholic Church in France in the mid-17th century. Emphasizing the more predestinatory approach of St Augustine of Hippo's teaching,...
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Jan'sen·ism noun [ French
Jansénisme .]
(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.
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Jansenism was a Roman Catholic movement of the 17th and 18th centuries based on the teaching of the Dutch theologian Cornelius Jansen. Their belief in predestination brought them into conflict with the Jesuits and was condemned by the Church. Jansenists also argued that the effectiveness of the sacraments depended on the moral character of the pers...
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a branch of Catholic thought that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. Named after Cornelius Otto Jansen.
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n] - the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples
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noun 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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The teaching of Cornelius Jansen, latinized Jansenius (1585-1638), Bishop of Ypres, and his followers in France and Holland. Its most significant doctrines were the total corruption of human nature owing to original sin, man's inability to resist either concupiscence or grace implying the denial of free will, predestination, and the denial that Ch....
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Christian teaching of Cornelius Jansen, which divided the Roman Catholic Church in France in the mid-17th century. Emphasizing the more predestinatory approach of St Augustine of Hippo's teaching, Jansenism was supported by the philosopher Pascal and Antoine Arnauld (a theologian linked with the abbey of Port Royal). Jansenists were excommu...
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