Novatianismn.
/nə(ʊ)ˈveɪʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /nə(ʊ)ˈveɪʃənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /noʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪz(ə)m/ Christian Church. Now historical.
The rigorist doctrines and practices of the Novatians; the Novatian movement.
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Novatianism1574
1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. i. 75 That very perfection of an outwarde platforme..is one steppe to Nouatianisme.
a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 303 I do not tell you that this author is wont to be impeached of Novatianisme.
1740 N. Lardner Credibility Gospel Hist.: Pt. II. IV. 586 The same letter..where Dionysius informs Stephen of the peace of the Eastern churches, with regard to Novatianism.
1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity I. i. i. 50 Cyprian had grounds..for his fears of Novatianism.
1885 Dict. National Biogr. IV. 216/1 The same biographer, however, finds great fault with the tendency of Benedict's teaching, accusing him of a leaning towards Novatianism, Arianism, and other heresies.
1992 Speculum 67 395 Pauline Allen..is intriguing on Novatianism, though her audience needed some examples of Sisinnius's notorious repartee.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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