Jansenist n. : 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.Example:Has anybody heard of the Jansenist miracles? If so, do you believe they actually happened?TaxonomyJansenism, Jansenists, pope, Jansenist, Augustinus, Port-Royal, bull, bishops, Jesuits, Formulary, Jansen, Jansénisme, Paris, the Sorbonne, Controversy, doctrine, Cum Occasione, the Church.Defination from the web:Jansenist theology. 3 Controversy and papal condemnation, 1640-1653. 4 The Formulary Controversy. 4.1 Background of the Formulary Controversy, 1654-1664 ... His successor, Pope Clement IX, initially appeared to be willing to continue the move against the Jansenist-leaning bishops. ...
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