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Webster 1913 Edition
Pelagian
Pe-la′gi-an
,Adj.
[L.
pelagius
, Gr. πελάγιος
, fr. πέλαγοσ
the sea: cf. F. pélagien
.] Of or pertaining to the sea; marine; pelagic;
as,
. pelagian
shellsPe-la′gi-an
,Noun.
[L.
Pelagianus
: cf. F. pélagien
.] (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. Pe-la′gi-an
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
pélagien
.] Of or pertaining to Pelagius, or to his doctrines.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pelagian
PELA'GIAN
Definition 2024
Pelagian
Pelagian
See also: pelagian
English
Adjective
Pelagian (comparative more Pelagian, superlative most Pelagian)
- Of or pertaining to Pelagius (circa 354–420/440), an ascetic who denied the need for divine aid in performing good works.
Derived terms
- Pelagianism
- Pelagianist
- Semipelagian
- Semipelagianism