jansenist

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Definition of jansenist in English English dictionary

{i} follower of the doctrine of Cornelis Jansen which empasized predestination and purported that there is no free will

A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace

an advocate of Jansenism

portroyalist

Hyphenation

Jan·sen·ist

Turkish pronunciation

cänsınıst

Pronunciation

/ˈʤansənəst/ /ˈʤænsənəst/