Pris·cil·lian·ism | \ -yəˌnizəm \
plural -s
Definition of Priscillianism
: the teachings of Priscillian, bishop of Avila, who was condemned, put to torture, and beheaded with four companions on charges of heresy involving leanings toward Manichaeism, docetism, and modalism — see priscillianist
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