JANSENISTS
\d͡ʒˈansənˌɪsts], \dʒˈansənˌɪsts], \dʒ_ˈa_n_s_ə_n_ˌɪ_s_t_s]\
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A body of French Roman Catholics, who, following Jansen, Bishop of Ypres, formed a considerable party in the latter part of the seventeenth century. In their opinions they leant to Calvinism. They were defeated in their celebrated controversy with the Jesuits.
By Henry Percy Smith
