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holiness movement

holiness movement proper noun: a Wesleyan-Arminian set of Christian beliefs and practices that emerged chiefly within 19th-century Methodism and emphasize the doctrine of a second work of grace leading to Christian perfection.

Proper noun

the holiness movement

  1. A Wesleyan-Arminian set of Christian beliefs and practices that emerged chiefly within 19th-century Methodism and emphasize the doctrine of a second work of grace leading to Christian perfection.

Questions about holiness movement

What does holiness movement mean?
Holiness movement means a Wesleyan-Arminian set of Christian beliefs and practices that emerged chiefly within 19th-century Methodism and emphasize the doctrine of a second work of grace leading to Christian perfection.
What part of speech is holiness movement?
Holiness movement is a proper noun.

Words near holiness movement in the dictionary

  1. holily
  2. Holiman
  3. Holimans
  4. holin
  5. holiness
  6. holiness movement
  7. Holiness-Pentecostal
  8. holinesse
  9. holinesses
  10. holing
  11. holing out

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