pelagianism meaning

• Noun: Pelagianism
  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

  Type of: heresy, theological doctrine, unorthodoxy

  Encyclopedia: Pelagianism

• This position is called Semi-Pelagianism by many Reformed Protestants.
• Evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics uniformly consider Pelagianism to be a heresy.
• Finally the bishops and monks of Gaul were long divided over Pelagianism.
• It also repudiated Pelagianism and again reaffirmed the Nicene Creed.
• One of his most notable accomplishments was accompanying Britain to combat Pelagianism.
• Historically, Calvinists have feared that Wesleyans have strayed too close to Pelagianism.
• Calvinists often object to prevenient grace, claiming it allows for Pelagianism or Semipelagianism.
• The great doctrinal question of his age and country was that of semi-Pelagianism.
• Pelagianism was repudiated by the Council of Carthage in 417, largely at Augustine's insistence.
• This act served to demonstrate to the Britons that Catholicism was the true faith rather than Pelagianism.

• "pelagianism" meaning in Chinese: 白拉奇（齐）学说：五世纪初之异端学说，否认原罪及圣宠之重要性。圣思定曾为文驳斥。
• "pelagianism" meaning in Korean: noun, 펠라기우스주의
• "pelagianism" meaning in Russian: Пелагианство
• "pelagianism" meaning in Arabic: بيلاجيانية
• "pelagianism" meaning in French: pélagianisme