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pelagius

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Pe⋅la⋅gi⋅us

[puh-ley-jee-uhs]
–noun
360?–420?, English monk and theologian who lived in Rome: teachings opposed by St. Augustine.

Pelagius I

–noun
died a.d. 561, pope 556–561.

Pelagius II

–noun
died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
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pelagius

noun
a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418) 
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