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Jansenism

jan·se·nism

US/ˈdʒænsɪˌnɪzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition

Origin

From Jansen + -ism.

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