Pelagic
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. Pertaining to the sea; as
pelagian shells.
2. Pertaining to
Pelagius and his doctrines.
Pelagic
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
A follower of
Pelagius, a monk of Banchor or
Bangor, who denied original sin, and asserted the doctrine of free will and the merit of good works.
Pelagic
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast.