JANSENIST


Meaning of JANSENIST in English

I. -_nə̇st noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: French janséniste, from C. Jansen + French -iste -ist

1. : an adherent of Jansenism

2. : a member of the Church of Utrecht in Holland originating by schism from the Roman Catholic Church in 1723 and forming part of the Old Catholic Church since 1889

II. adjective

also jan·sen·is·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nistik

Usage: usually capitalized

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jansenists or Jansenism

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