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Novatianism

UK/nəʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/US/noʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/

Novatianism noun: a rigorist Christian sect that opposed re-admitting baptised Christians who had previously renounced their faith under persecution and by extension all those who had committed a mortal sin, founded by the priest and antipope Novatian in the third century.

Noun

Novatianism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A rigorist Christian sect that opposed re-admitting baptised Christians who had previously renounced their faith under persecution and by extension all those who had committed a mortal sin, founded by the priest and antipope Novatian in the third century.
    • Novatianism still retained a measure of the Divine Spirit , and was honoured with furnishing those who suffered for Jesus1794, Joseph Milner, The History of the Church of Christ

Origin of Novatianism

From Novatian + -ism.

Questions about Novatianism

What does Novatianism mean?
Novatianism means a rigorist Christian sect that opposed re-admitting baptised Christians who had previously renounced their faith under persecution and by extension all those who had committed a mortal sin, founded by the priest and antipope Novatian in the third century.
What part of speech is Novatianism?
Novatianism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Novatianism?
Novatianism is pronounced /nəʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ (UK).

Words near Novatianism in the dictionary

  1. novas
  2. novate
  3. novated
  4. novates
  5. Novatian
  6. Novatianism
  7. Novatianist
  8. Novatianists
  9. Novatians
  10. novating
  11. novation

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