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cessationism

cessationism noun: the belief or teaching that the visible miraculous works of the Holy Spirit (such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, and divine healing) have ceased.

Noun

cessationism (countable and uncountable, plural cessationisms)

  1. The belief or teaching that the visible miraculous works of the Holy Spirit (such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, and divine healing) have ceased.

Antonyms of cessationism

Forms of cessationism

pluralcessationisms

Origin of cessationism

From cessation + -ism.

Questions about cessationism

What does cessationism mean?
Cessationism means the belief or teaching that the visible miraculous works of the Holy Spirit (such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, and divine healing) have ceased.
What part of speech is cessationism?
Cessationism is a noun.
What is the plural of cessationism?
The plural of cessationism is cessationisms.

Words near cessationism in the dictionary

  1. cess pool
  2. cess-pit
  3. cess-pits
  4. cessant
  5. cessation
  6. cessationism
  7. cessationisms
  8. cessationist
  9. cessationists
  10. cessations
  11. cessative

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