Meaning of Novatianism | Babel Free
/nəʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/Definitions
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.
historical, uncountable
Examples
“Novatianism still retained a measure of the Divine Spirit , and was honoured with furnishing those who suffered for Jesus”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.