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nouna 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)
Definition that contains pelagius
- ephesus the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius
- council of ephesus the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius
- pelagianism 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