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Montanism

UK/ˈmɒntənɪz(ə)m/

Montanism noun: the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs.

Noun

Montanism (uncountable)

  1. The doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs.
    • The disappearance of charismatic wandering Christian teachers or prophets and the assertion of the authority of bishops were probably sealed by the Catholic Church's confrontation in the later second century with a movement known as Montanism or ‘the New Prophecy’.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 138

Montanism meaning in Arabic

Montanism in Arabic

the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs
الْمُونْتَانِيَّة al-mūntāniyya

Origin of Montanism

From Montanus + -ism.

Words formed from Montanism

Questions about Montanism

What does Montanism mean?
Montanism means the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs.
What is Montanism in Arabic?
Montanism in Arabic is الْمُونْتَانِيَّة (al-mūntāniyya). See Montanism meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Montanism?
Montanism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Montanism?
Montanism is pronounced /ˈmɒntənɪz(ə)m/ (UK).

Words near Montanism in the dictionary

  1. montanic
  2. montanic acid
  3. montanide
  4. montanides
  5. montanin
  6. Montanism
  7. Montanist
  8. Montanistic
  9. Montanistical
  10. Montanists
  11. montanite

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