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novatianism

/noʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
no-va-tian-ism
IPA
/noʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Novatian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /noʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/
  • British English: /nəʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce novatianism?
The recorded pronunciation is /noʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/.
What does novatianism mean?
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.
Where does novatianism come from?
From Novatian + -ism.

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