- a word derived from Pelagian.
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It was a favourite doctrine with Webster and Tocqueville that the beliefs of the pilgrims inspired the Revolution, which others deem a triumph of pelagianism; while J.Q.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
Arminian pelagianism, recommended by brilliant scholarship, English deism, spread by translations and refutations, and French naturalism, introduced by a great and much honoured king, were the outward factors in securing this result.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.