Jansen

(yän′sən; E jan′sən)

Jansen, Cornelis (L. name Jansenius) 1585-1638; Du. Rom. Catholic theologian

See Jansen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Dutch theologian and founder of the Jansenist movement, whose adherents included Antoine Arnauld, Blaise Pascal, and Jean Racine.

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