'Pelagian' definitions:
Definition of 'Pelagian'
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- Pelagian \Pe*la"gi*an\, a. [L. pelagius, Gr. pela`gios, fr. pe`lagos the sea: cf. F. p['e]lagien.] Of or pertaining to the sea; marine; pelagic; as, pelagian shells. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pelagian'
From: GCIDE
- Pelagian \Pe*la"gi*an\, n. [L. Pelagianus: cf. F. p['e]lagien.] (Eccl. Hist.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pelagian'
From: GCIDE
- Pelagian \Pe*la"gi*an\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]lagien.] Of or pertaining to Pelagius, or to his doctrines. [1913 Webster]