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Pelagianism

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  1. 1
    A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts. uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

From the name of its founder, Pelagius: Pelagian + -ism.

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