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Montanism(encyclopedia)

Montanism (iou)



Montanism noun. L16.
[from Montanus (see below) + -ISM.]
Ecclesiastical History. The tenets of a heretical millenarian and ascetic Christian sect that set great store by prophecy, founded in Phrygia by Montanus in the middle of the 2nd cent.
Montanist noun & adjective (a) noun an adherent of Montanism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to Montanism or Montanists: L16.
Monta'nistic adjective M17.
Montanize verb intrans. conform to the tenets of Montanism L16.