Pelagius

[ puh-ley-jee-uhs ]

noun

1. 360?–420?, English monk and theologian who lived in Rome: teachings opposed by St. Augustine.

Pelagius

/ pɛˈleɪdʒɪəs /

noun

1. Pelagius?360?420MBritishRELIGION: monkRELIGION: heretic ?360–?420 ad , British monk, who originated the body of doctrines known as Pelagianism and was condemned for heresy (417)

Example Sentences

Hawley made a striking declaration about his view of Americans in a June 2019 article in Christianity Today, titled “The Age of Pelagius.”

From Seattle Times

Chief among those who found it both absurd and repulsive was a British-born monk, Pelagius.

From The New Yorker

Pelagius and much of early Celtic Christianity “did not see a newborn as a sinner in need of forgiveness.”

From Washington Post

Jones joins Saint Paul, Augustine, Pelagius, John Calvin and countless social scientists in engaging the perennial question as to the limits to human freedom.

From Washington Post

The Archdeacon Pelagius interceded with similar humanity and similar success, when Rome had been captured by Totila.

From Project Gutenberg