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Pelagianism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Pelagianism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431

2

A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
theological doctrine heresy
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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