Montanist

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noun

A follower of Montanism.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounMontanist (plural Montanists)

plural Montanists

  1. Relating to Montanism.

    It is clear from Origen's wording that he is not referring to a logion of the original Montanist leaders, but to a statement made by later adherents of the New Prophecy.

    2006, William Tabbernee, “‘Recognizing the Spirit’: Second-generation Montanist Oracles”, in F. Young, M. Edwards, P. Parvis, editors, Studia Patristica: Papers Presented at the Fourteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies Held in Oxford 2003, volume XL, Leuven, Belgium: Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, part VIII (First Two Centuries), page 525

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Translations

French montaniste
  • montanistea follower of Montanism
Italian montanista
  • montanistaa follower of Montanism
Portuguese montanista
  • montanistaa follower of Montanism

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