Novatianism

noun

No·​va·​tian·​ism

-ˌnizəm

plural -s

: the denial of the church's right to restore lapsed Christians to membership

Word History

Etymology

Novatian, Novatianus, 3d century sectarian + English -ism

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Rhymes for Novatianism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism