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Jovinianist

Jovinianist noun: an adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary and opposed the asceticism of his time.

Noun

Jovinianist (plural Jovinianists)

  1. (historical) An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary and opposed the asceticism of his time.

Forms of Jovinianist

pluralJovinianists

Origin of Jovinianist

From Jovinian + -ist.

Questions about Jovinianist

What does Jovinianist mean?
Jovinianist means an adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary and opposed the asceticism of his time.
What part of speech is Jovinianist?
Jovinianist is a noun.
What is the plural of Jovinianist?
The plural of Jovinianist is Jovinianists.

Words near Jovinianist in the dictionary

  1. Jovie's
  2. Jovies
  3. jovilabe
  4. jovilabes
  5. Jovinianism
  6. Jovinianist
  7. Jovinianists
  8. Jovon
  9. jow
  10. Jowan
  11. jowar

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