1. a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418);
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pelagius
n 1: a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of
original sin and predestination and defended human goodness
and free will; his views were declared heretical by the
Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)