jansenism

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jansenism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

jansenism - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Jansenism
      n 1: 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