PELAGIAN
PELAGIC, a. [L. pelagus, the sea.] Pertaining to the sea; as pelagian shells.
PELAGIANn.
[from Pelagius, a native of Great Britain, who lived in the fourth century.] A follower of Pelagius, a monk of Banchor or Bangor, who denied original sin, and asserted the doctrine of free will and the merit of good works.
PELAGIANa.
Pertaining to Pelagius and his doctrines.