Jansenism

jan′sen-izm, n. a system of evangelical doctrine deduced from Augustine by Cornel i us Jansen (1585-1638), Roman Catholic Bishop of Ypres, e entially a reaction against the ordinary Catholic dogma of the freedom of the will and that of merely sufficient grace, maintaining that interior grace is irresistible, and that Christ died for all.— n. Jan′senist , a believer in Jansenism.