Get to know Pelagianism better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like heresy or unorthodoxy.
Pelagianism in a sentence
Pelagianism meaning
A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.
Synonyms of Pelagianism
Using Pelagianism
- The main meaning on this page is: A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.
- Useful related words include: theological doctrine, heresy, unorthodoxy.
- In the example corpus, pelagianism often appears in combinations such as: pelagianism and, pelagianism has.
Context around Pelagianism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pelagianism
- In this selection, "pelagianism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, semi, supports and see stand out and add context to how "pelagianism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include pelagianism has come and and semi pelagianism see below. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pelagianism" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pelagianism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pelagianism has come to mean – unfairly to its founder – the view that human beings can earn salvation by their own efforts. (21 words)
The denial of the transmission of Original Sin seems to have been introduced into Pelagianism by Rufinus the Syrian, who influenced Pelagius' supporter Celestius. (24 words)
Some of these beliefs, such as Pelagianism and semi-Pelagianism (see below ) are not considered to be within Arminian orthodoxy and are dealt with elsewhere. (25 words)
After the new synodal letter of the African council of 1 May 418 to the pope, and after the steps taken by the emperor Honorius against the Pelagians, Zosimus issued his Tractoria, in which Pelagianism and its authors were finally condemned. (41 words)
Arminius, Writings 2:192 Many Calvinist critics of Arminianism, both historically and currently, claim that Arminianism condones, accepts, or even explicitly supports Pelagianism or Semi-Pelagianism. (26 words)
Some of these beliefs, such as Pelagianism and semi-Pelagianism (see below ) are not considered to be within Arminian orthodoxy and are dealt with elsewhere. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
Arminius, Writings 2:192 Many Calvinist critics of Arminianism, both historically and currently, claim that Arminianism condones, accepts, or even explicitly supports Pelagianism or Semi-Pelagianism.
Some of these beliefs, such as Pelagianism and semi-Pelagianism (see below ) are not considered to be within Arminian orthodoxy and are dealt with elsewhere.
After the new synodal letter of the African council of 1 May 418 to the pope, and after the steps taken by the emperor Honorius against the Pelagians, Zosimus issued his Tractoria, in which Pelagianism and its authors were finally condemned.
Pelagianism has come to be identified with the view (whether taught by Pelagius or not) that human beings can earn salvation by their own efforts.
Pelagianism has come to mean – unfairly to its founder – the view that human beings can earn salvation by their own efforts.
The denial of the transmission of Original Sin seems to have been introduced into Pelagianism by Rufinus the Syrian, who influenced Pelagius' supporter Celestius.
Common combinations with pelagianism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: