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Pelagianism
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Pelagianism
1
n
the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
Type of:
heresy
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unorthodoxy
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
theological doctrine
the doctrine of a religious group
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