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Tertullianists

Tertullianists is the plural of Tertullianist.

Meaning of Tertullianist

Noun

Tertullianist (plural Tertullianists)

  1. (historical) An adherent of the teachings of early Christian theologian Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c.155-c.240 CE).
    • Even Augustine's contact with the Tertullianists appears to have been slight. Could Augustine's assessment of the Tertullianists, therefore, have been inaccurate?2007, William Tabbernee, Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, Koninklijke Brill (Brill), page 268

Questions about Tertullianists

What is Tertullianists the plural of?
Tertullianists is the plural of Tertullianist.

Words near Tertullianists in the dictionary

  1. tertulia
  2. tertulias
  3. Tertullian
  4. Tertullianism
  5. Tertullianist
  6. Tertullianists
  7. teru-tero
  8. teru-teros
  9. teruah
  10. teruahs
  11. Teruel

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