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Pelagius

Syllabification: (Pe·la·gius)
Pronunciation: /pəˈlāj(ē)əs/

Definition of Pelagius
  • (circa 360-circa 420), British or Irish monk. He denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination, defending innate human goodness and free will. His beliefs were condemned as heretical by the Synod of Carthage in about 418.

Derivatives

Pelagian

Pronunciation: /-jēən/

adjective & noun

Pelagianism

Pronunciation: /-ˌnizəm/

noun

Pelagius in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Pelagius in the British & World English dictionary