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Port-royalist
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What's The Definition Of Port-royalist?Synonyms | Synonyms for Port-royalist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Port-royalist: See Also | Port-royalist In Webster's Dictionary \Port-roy"al*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal
des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the
Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld,
Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. {Jansenist}.
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