Pelagius

American  

[puh-ley-jee-uhs] / pəˈleɪ dʒi əs /

noun

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

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Pelagius British  

/ pɛˈleɪdʒɪəs /

noun

1. ?360–?420 _ad , British monk, who originated the body of doctrines known as Pelagianism and was condemned for heresy (417)

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Example Sentences

He said Pelagius, a Greek scholar born about the year 350, had said individuals had freedom to be whatever they chose.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2021

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

From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017

The use of numbers began in the 6 century, when the second Pelagius took the suffix "junior."

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2013

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

When the ill-treated Vigilius died at Syracuse, returning from his unhappy sojourn of eight years at Constantinople, Justinian caused the archdeacon Pelagius, who had been nuncio at Constantinople, to be elected his successor.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.