Jansenism

Synonyms for "jansenism" (8 found)

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Noun(2 words)
augustinianismecclesiastical controversy

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
historical labelmoral rigor

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
port-royal controversyport-royalismrigorismscholarly designation

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moral theologyreligious historyterminologytheological doctrinetheology

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8 entries
AugustinianismPort-Royal controversyPort-Royalismasceticismhistorical termpapal condemnationscholarly labelscrupulosity

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From the mid-seventeenth century, therefore, disputes about Jansenism turned into a struggle for the soul of the French Church, now vigorously resurgent against a steadily more beleaguered Reformed Protestantism.

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