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Novatianism
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English
Etymology
From en Novatian ism.
Pronunciation
en /nəʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ RP
en /noʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ GA
Noun
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en historical Christianity 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.
en 1794 Joseph Milner The History of the Church of Christ Novatianism still retained a measure of the Divine Spirit , and was honoured with furnishing those who suffered for Jesus
en eponyms