JANSENISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Jansenism" is a kind of...):

theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)

Derivation:

Jansenist (an advocate of Jansenism)

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