Messalianismn.
/mɛˈseɪlɪənɪz(ə)m/, /məˈseɪlɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /məˈseɪliənɪz(ə)m/ Church History.
The doctrines and practices of the Messalians. Cf. Bogomilism n. at Bogomil n. Derivatives.
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1948 D. Obolensky Bogomils 186 Bogomil demonology, often connected, particularly in Bulgaria, with popular magic, was probably influenced by Messalianism as well as by paganism.
1960 Times 30 Nov. 7/1 The doctrine was held by some to savour of Messalianism.
1970 J. Meyendorff in P. Granfield & J. Quasten Kyriakon II. 587 The refusal to practice any manual labour was in fact the distinctive trait of Messalianism wherever it appeared.
1991 Oxf. Dict. Byzantium 301/2 Messalianism, with which Bogomilism was frequently identified in the later Middle Ages, was probably used by Orthodox writers of the time as little more than a label for suspect or heretical mystical currents.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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