restorationismn.
/ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃəˌnɪz(ə)m/ 1. Theology. Also with capital initial. The doctrine that all human beings will ultimately be restored to a state of happiness in the future life. Cf. restoration n. 1b(b).Distinguished from other forms of universalism by the teaching that punishment in the future life is temporary and for the purpose of reform and purification.
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restorationism1833
Restitutionism1842
1833 B. Whitman Friendly Lett. to Universalist x. 294 It may prove restorationism, but has no connexion with universalism.
1834 Dean in B. B. Edwards' Encycl. Relig. Knowl. (1851) 1019 The Independent Messenger..is devoted to the cause of Restorationism.
1879 J. Cook Marriage 98 There is very little difference between Universalism and Restorationism.
1896 Tablet Mar. 408 Restorationism is difficult to harmonize with the Bible.
1912 Biblical World 39 412 Some form of restorationism has gained wide acceptance as a hope, if not as a doctrine.
1992 E. K. Spann Hopedale i. 8 Outside of Restorationism, Ballou had also begun to attract the interest of various other liberal Christians, especially some of the Unitarians in the area.
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a. Advocacy or pursuit of the restoration of a former state of affairs; support for the revival of abolished or disused beliefs or practices.
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1921 N.Y. Times 10 Apr. vii. 3/3 The disease eating away the tissues of war-worn Central Europe—the plague of Magyar restorationism and revanche madness.
1935 Times 16 Mar. 11/5 Some political quarters see in this the possibility that revisionism and restorationism will fade away in this part of the world.
1958 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 44 633 This mood of Old Republican restorationism.
2006 B. J. McVeigh Nationalisms of Japan iii. 45 Restorationism, specifically of the Emperor, but more broadly of national prestige and power, often took an anti-state stance.
b. Also with capital initial. Advocacy of the restoration of the beliefs and practices of the early Christian church. In later use: spec. a house church movement which seeks to restore such beliefs and practices; the doctrine and principles of this movement. Cf. renewalism n. 2.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Restorationism > [noun]
restorationism1953
1953 C. C. Morrison Unfinished Reformation vi. 141 We have already indicated the response of the reformist group of churches. What response does it receive from the churches whose ethos is informed with restorationism?
1960 A. T. DeGroot Restoration Princ. v. 97 There was a species of restorationism integral to the Franciscan ideal, limited to the desire to restore apostolic poverty, simplicity, and personal virtue.
1983 A. Walker in E. Barker Of Gods & Men 100 Quite large sections of the Elim and Assemblies of God Pentecostal sects have been defecting to Restorationism.
1985 Church Times 27 Dec. 7/1 Mr. Walker sees the emergence of Restorationism as one of the most significant and hopeful events of recent times.
2002 D. F. Wright in D. W. Lovegrove Rise of Laity in Evangelical Prostestantism xvi. 259 In the Restorationism of some new churches, ‘a system of control’ has been constructed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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