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PRONUNCIATION OF PELAGIUS

Pelagius  [pɛˈleɪdʒɪəs] play
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WHAT DOES PELAGIUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pelagius

Pelagius

Pelagius was a probably British-born Roman ascetic who opposed the idea of predestination and asserted a strong version of the doctrine of free will. He was accused by Augustine of Hippo and others of denying the need for divine aid in performing good works. For him, the only grace necessary was the declaration of the law; humans were not wounded by Adam's sin and were perfectly able to fulfill the law apart from any divine aid. His supporters cite Deuteronomy 24:16 to deny original sin. He denied the more specific doctrine of original sin as developed by Augustine. Pelagius was declared a heretic by the Council of Carthage. His interpretation of a doctrine of free will became known as Pelagianism. He was well educated, fluent in both Greek and Latin, and learned in theology. He spent time as an ascetic, focusing on practical asceticism, which his teachings clearly reflect. He was certainly well known in Rome, both for the harsh asceticism of his public life as well as the power and persuasiveness of his speech. His reputation in Rome earned him praise early in his career even from such pillars of the Church as Augustine, who referred to him as a "saintly man.

Definition of Pelagius in the English dictionary

The definition of Pelagius in the dictionary is ?360–?420 ad, British monk, who originated the body of doctrines known as Pelagianism and was condemned for heresy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PELAGIUS


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Aquarius
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bias
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congius
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curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
Elias
ɪˈlaɪəs
furious
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genius
ˈdʒiːnɪəs
glorious
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Gorgias
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hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
luxurious
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miscellaneous
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obvious
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pierce
pɪəs
previous
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radius
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serious
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spongious
ˈspʌndʒɪəs
various
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PELAGIUS

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pelargonic acid
pelargonium
Pelasgi
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Pele´s hair
pelecypod
pelerine
Peleus
Pelew Islands
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Pelham Holles
Pelias

WORDS THAT END LIKE PELAGIUS

Aloysius
Antonius
Aurelius
Bergius
Celsius
Claudius
Comenius
Confucius
gladius
Hippo Regius
Ignatius
Marius
Mauritius
Sagittarius
sartorius
Sibelius
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turning radius
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伯拉纠
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Pelagio
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Pelagius
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पेलगियस
380 millions of speakers
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بيلاجيوس
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Пелагий
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Pelágio
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Pelagius
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Pélage
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Pelagius
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Pelagius
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ペラギウス
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펠라기우스
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Pelagius
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Pelagius
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Pelagius
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पेलगिअस
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Pelagius
70 millions of speakers

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Pelagio
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Pelagiusz
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Пелагий
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Pelagius
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Pelagius
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Pelagius
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Pelagius
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Pelagius
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pelagius

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PELAGIUS»

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Pelagius: Life and Letters
An important contribution to studies of Pelagius and the social and religious world of the late fourth and early fifth-century West'.THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (US)
Brinley Roderick Rees, 1988
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Pelagius's Commentary on St Paul's Epistle to the Romans
Few of Pelagius' writings, however, have been preserved, and until recently none was available in English translation. This volume presents Pelagius' Commentary on St Paul's Epistle to the Romans for the first time in English.
Pelagius, Theodore De Bruyn, 1998
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The Faith of the Early Fathers: A Source-book of Theological ...
PELAGIUS [ft ca. A. D. 412] Pelagius, called the Archheretic, and the dates neither of whose birth nor death can be established, was very likely a native of Ireland, or if not, at least, as his name indicates, of the Isles. He came to Rome about the ...
W. A. Jurgens, 1970
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The Pelagius Book
In this evocative tale which echoes down to the present day, Pelagius must race against time to establish a new way of thinking before Rome is overrun by the Barbarians . . .
Paul Morgan, 2005
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Original Sin: Origins, Developments, Contemporary Meanings
By action, Pelagius meant actual moral performance. Performance is the doing of a responsible course of action. By performance, persons not only do the good but become good. Stoicism provided Pelagius with his philosophical theory of ...
Tatha Wiley, 2002
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Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
PEB Pelagius (c. AD 350-^. 425, active c. 400-418) was a theologian who became the central figure in a major controversy during the first decades of the 5th century. In 418 Pope Zosimus excommunicated Pelagius and condemned his  ...
John T. Koch, 2006
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Pelagius's Expositions of Thirteen Epistles of St. Paul: ...
405) and Pelagius. Origen as is well known, is discursive in this type of commentary and addicted to the allegorical method of interpretation. He comments on a group of verses at a time, while Pelagius deals with individual verses or clauses.
Alexander Souter, J. Armitage Robinson, 2004
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Queer Iberia: Sexualities, Cultures, and Crossings from the ...
With time, the martyr Pelagius would become younger, more eloquent, ever more desirable. In 925 or 926, when he was martyred, he was thirteen years old, precociously pious, and a prisoner in Cordoba with other Christians. According to the ...
Josiah Blackmore, Gregory S. Hutcheson, 1999
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Four Anti-Pelagian Writings (The Fathers of the Church, ...
Evans says bluntly, "In the work On Nature there appears to be no doctrine to which Augustine seriously objects which was not also present in Pelagius' commentary on Paul."70 Perhaps Augustine became more sensitive to the overall thrust ...
Saint Augustine, 2010
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An Historical Presentation of Augustinism and Pelagianism ...
Theory of Pelagius and his followers respecting grace. Opposite theory of Augustine. Pelagius had not, at first, fully explained himself respecting grace ; and he had no occasion for doing it, while his orthodoxy on the point, was not called in ...
Gustav Friedrich Wiggers, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PELAGIUS»

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Same-Sex Marriage and Heresy
... the Church saw renewed debates about salvation—building on those Augustine had waged with Pelagius, no less. Whichever side you favor ... «First Things, Jul 15»
2
Jacob Arminius Theologian of Grace– Part Seven
... Reformed opponents were to Pelagius. That's fine. These same views also put Arminius closer to the vast majority of Christian thinkers before ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Ecophysiology of an uncultivated lineage of Aigarchaeota from an …
... important ecosystem service that C. aerorheumensis performs for the OS streamer community, similar to Vibrio pelagius and Synechococcus ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Best-sellers from Watermark Books and Eighth Day Books (June 28)
Gregory's previous experience as a deputy of Pope Pelagius fitted him admirably for the new challenges of the papacy. “The Moral Reflections ... «Wichita Eagle, Jun 15»
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Doctrine of original sin doesn't let us off the hook for wrongdoing
Augustine was opposed by an Irish monk named Pelagius who said Adam and Eve were created free and innocent and insisted that the effects ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
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'Born Bad': How the idea that we're all sinners has shaped Western …
The battleground between these two contrasting beliefs was the fate of babies who died shortly after birth. Pelagius and much of early Celtic ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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The Fontanelle ossuary: in Naples' stacks of skulls, all men are equal
Rather than dispose of worldly goods altogether, as urged by Pelagius, his greatest rival in the field of theology, he urged the faithful to give ... «New Statesman, May 15»
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Peter Brown's 'The Ransom of the Soul' Is a Minor Work by a …
... Burial, and Memory in the Africa of Saint Augustine” and “Almsgiving, Expiation and the Other World: Augustine and Pelagius” (410-430)). «PopMatters, May 15»
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A modern airport and a very ancient history
In December A.D. 415, the Council of Diospolis was convened in order to try the British-born theologian Pelagius, who defended free will and ... «Deseret News, Apr 15»
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Prof says homosexual orientation is a sin
Augustine's opponent — a monk and theologian named Pelagius excommunicated for heresy in 418 — taught that humans are fundamentally ... «Baptist News Global, Apr 15»

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