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Jansenism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The doctrine of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: theological doctrine

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Jansen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Jansenism From Jansen + -ism. Named after Cornelius Jansen.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: янсенѝзъм (jansenìzǎm) — doctrine
  • Catalan: jansenisme — doctrine
  • Dutch: jansenisme — doctrine
  • Estonian: jansenism — doctrine
  • Finnish: jansenismi — doctrine
  • French: jansénisme — doctrine
  • Galician: xansenismo — doctrine
  • German: Jansenismus — doctrine
  • Hungarian: janzenizmus — doctrine
  • Italian: giansenismo — doctrine
  • Latin: Iansenismus — doctrine
  • Portuguese: jansenismo — doctrine
  • Romanian: jansenism — doctrine
  • Spanish: jansenismo — doctrine
  • Walloon: jansenisse — doctrine