# Jansenism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The Catholic doctrines of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653.

## Etymology
From Jansen + -ism.

## Source
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