Vocabulary : Jansenism to Janus

Jansenism : The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.
Jansenist : A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace.
Jant : See Jaunt.
Janthina : See Ianthina.
Jantily : See Jauntily.

Jantiness : See Jauntiness.
Jantu : A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land.
Janty : See Jaunty.
January : The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
Janus : A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace.

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