Etymograph

English

Jansenism

From Jansen + -ism.

A compound of Jansen + -ism

Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης

Latin Iōhannēs

Middle Dutch jan

Dutch Jan

Dutch Jansen

English Jansen

The story

Named after Cornelius Jansen.

Today it means

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.

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