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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French janséniste, derived from Latin Jānsenius, Latinized form of Dutch Jansen (a surname).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒan.seˈni.sta/
- Rhymes: -ista
- Hyphenation: gian‧se‧nì‧sta
Adjective
giansenista (masculine plural giansenisti, feminine plural gianseniste)
- (theology, Catholicism) Jansenist
Noun
giansenista m or f by sense (masculine plural giansenisti, feminine plural gianseniste)
- (theology, Catholicism) Jansenist
Further reading
- giansenista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana