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Pe·la·gi·an·ism

P0154600 (pə-lā′jē-ə-nĭz′əm)n. The theological doctrine propounded by Pelagius, a British monk, and condemned as heresy by the Roman Catholic Church in ad 416. It denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous by the exercise of free will.
Pe·la′gi·an adj. & n.

pelagian

(pɛˈleɪdʒɪən) adjof or inhabiting the open sea[C18: from Latin pelagius, from Greek pelagios of the sea, from pelagos sea]

Pelagian

(pɛˈleɪdʒɪən) adj (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to Pelagius or his doctrinesn (Ecclesiastical Terms) an adherent of the doctrines of Pelagius