Italian

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from French janséniste, derived from Latin Jānsenius, Latinized form of Dutch Jansen (a surname).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒan.seˈni.sta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: gian‧se‧nì‧sta

Adjective

edit

giansenista (masculine plural giansenisti, feminine plural gianseniste)

  1. (theology, Catholicism) Jansenist

Noun

edit

giansenista m or f by sense (masculine plural giansenisti, feminine plural gianseniste)

  1. (theology, Catholicism) Jansenist
edit

Further reading

edit
  • giansenista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana