Define Jansenism. Jansenism synonyms, Jansenism pronunciation, Jansenism translation, English dictionary definition of Jansenism. n. The theological principles of Cornelis Jansen, which emphasize predestination, deny free will, and maintain that human na
After a systematic research of Josephinism by the so called Viennese historical school, European historiography today, as well as church historiography, holds that that program of church reforms, as it originated in Jansenism, also became the program of Josephinism, more...