Montanism

English Etymology From en la:Montanus ism. Pronunciation en /ˈmɒntənɪz(ə)m/ UK Noun - en Christianity The doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries, founded by Montanus in Phrygia, which held millenarian beliefs. from 16th c. en 2009 w:Diarmaid MacCulloch A History of Christianity 138 Penguin 2010 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’. Derived terms en Montanist Montanistic Montanistical Translations the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs Arabic: ar الْمُونْتَانِيَّة f Finnish: fi montanismi French: fr montanisme m Italian: it montanismo m Portuguese: pt montanismo m Russian: ru монтанизм m en eponyms