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

It was in 586, four years before the end of the life of Pelagius, that Gregory returned home.

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It was inevitable that at such a time Gregory should be the one man to whom every eye turned as the successor of Pelagius.

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Pelagius died in January 590, but it was late in that year before his successor was forced into the vacant place.

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Meantime the wily Africans quietly procured from the emperor an edict denouncing Pelagius as a heretic.

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Pelagius,” said Totila, with an insulting smile, “your pride now condescends to become a suppliant.

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