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单词 Montanism
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Definition of Montanism in English:

Montanism

noun ˈmɒntənɪz(ə)mˈmän(t)əˌnizəm
  • The tenets of a heretical millenarian and ascetic Christian sect that set great store by prophecy, founded in Phrygia by the priest Montanus in the middle of the 2nd century.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Against all this, Montanism called the Church to tighten the reigns and repent, for the kingdom of God was now finally at hand.
    • The third chapter, ‘Apostolic Christianity,’ presents second-century controversies involving Gnosticism and Montanism as inter-Christian debates with mixed consequences for the orthodox victors.
    • In spite of various synodal condemnations of Montanism in the third century, the sect itself did not finally die out until the fifth century.

Derivatives

  • Montanist

  • noun & adjective
    • The Montanists are remembered also by today's scholars for being one of the last holdouts on leadership roles for women and on charismatic gifts.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They also confiscated remaining Montanist structures, including a monastery, giving them to the orthodox Christian community.
      • Then came the Montanists - teaching the same doctrine of ongoing revelations - in the last part of the second century.
      • At some time he joined the Montanists, disciples of a new era of the Spirit, from whom they claimed to be receiving immediate direction.
      • The Montanists focused on ‘ecstatic utterances ‘and created ‘new scriptures ‘based on those utterances.’
 
 

Definition of Montanism in US English:

Montanism

nounˈmän(t)əˌnizəm
  • The tenets of a heretical millenarian and ascetic Christian sect that set great store by prophecy, founded in Phrygia by the priest Montanus in the middle of the 2nd century.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In spite of various synodal condemnations of Montanism in the third century, the sect itself did not finally die out until the fifth century.
    • Against all this, Montanism called the Church to tighten the reigns and repent, for the kingdom of God was now finally at hand.
    • The third chapter, ‘Apostolic Christianity,’ presents second-century controversies involving Gnosticism and Montanism as inter-Christian debates with mixed consequences for the orthodox victors.
 
 
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