Jansenism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jansenism \Jan"sen*ism\, n. [F. Jans['e]nisme.] (Eccl. Hist.)
     The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Jansenism
       n : 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