What does "pelagian" mean?
Pelagian: Of or pertaining to the sea; marine; pelagic; as, pelagian shells.
Additional senses
- 2.A follower of Pelagius, a British monk, born in the later part of the 4th century, who denied the doctrines of hereditary sin, of the connection between sin and death, and of conversion through grace.
- 3.Of or pertaining to Pelagius, or to his doctrines.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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