1525–35; < Late Latin Pelagiānus; see -an
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“It’s like Anthony Burgess’s idea that Pelagian liberalism alternates historically with Augustinian conservatism,” he said.
From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2019
Thousands of others have arrived on nearby Pelagian islands, as well as Sicily and Sardinia.
From Newsweek • Jun. 12, 2011
By the close of the Middle Ages, says Dr. Hardman, the Pelagian doctrine of merit had virtually replaced Augustinian predestination in the practical workings of the Church.
From Time Magazine Archive
Today's "attempts at tragedy have abandoned this finite image for a new Pelagian tactic, for a new type of third act, the third act of the power and the exclamation point."
From Time Magazine Archive
Settlement of the Pelagian question by the Africans.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
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