| pelagian |
| Pelagian | a. [ L. pelagius, Gr. |
| Pelagian | n. [ L. Pelagianus: cf. F. pélagien. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of |
| Pelagian | a. [ Cf. F. pélagien. ] Of or pertaining to Pelagius, or to his doctrines. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pelagianism | n. [ Cf. F. pélagianisme. ] The doctrines of Pelagius. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| pelagianism | (n) 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 |