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jansenism

/dʒˈænsɪnˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
jansenism
IPA
/dʒˈænsɪnˌɪzəm/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree English Jansen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Jansenism From Jansen + -ism. Named after Cornelius Jansen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jansenisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Jansenist Bollandism Lefebvrism

Questions

How do you pronounce jansenism?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈænsɪnˌɪzəm/.
What does jansenism mean?
The doctrine of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653.
Where does jansenism come from?
Etymology tree English Jansen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Jansenism From Jansen + -ism. Named after Cornelius Jansen.

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