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Semi-Pelagian

Sēm'i-Pe-lā'gi-an, n.

noun

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk, who, in 430, modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influences, while he rejected the doctrine of unconditional election, the inability of man to do good, irresistible grace, and the certain perseverance of the saints.

Sēm'i-Pe-lā'gi-an, a.

adjective

a. Pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or to their tenets.