What is another word for jansenism?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈansiːnˌɪzəm] (IPA)

Jansenism is a term used to describe a religious movement in Catholicism that emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is often associated with a strict interpretation of the doctrine of predestination and a pessimistic view of human nature. Synonyms for Jansenism include Augustinianism, rigorism, and predestinarianism. Augustinianism refers to the teachings of the 4th-century theologian Saint Augustine, who inspired many of the Jansenist beliefs. Rigorism and predestinarianism highlight the emphasis on strict adherence to moral codes and the belief that some individuals are predestined to salvation while others are damned. These synonyms highlight the key features of the Jansenist movement and its impact on Catholic theology and practice.

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Usage examples for Jansenism

jansenism, however, had struck deep its roots in France, and still survives in Holland at the present day, at Utrecht, as a sect that is small, indeed, but not altogether obscure.
"Beautiful Europe - Belgium"
Joseph E. Morris
Thus, during the continuance of the crisis in France, ultra-montane catholicism was represented by the nonjuring clergy; jansenism by the constitutionist clergy; philosophical deism by the worship of the Supreme Being, instituted by the committee of public safety; and the materialism of Holbach's school by the worship of Reason and of Nature, decreed by the commune.
"History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814"
F. A. M. Miguet
He had nothing in him of the morbid scrupulosity which is such an inhuman feature in French jansenism and some of the English sects.
"Milton"
John Bailey

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