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Montanism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmɒntənɪz(ə)m/

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noun

Meaning 1

The doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity

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History

Etymology

From Montanus + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الْمُونْتَانِيَّة (al-mūntāniyya) — the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs
  • Finnish: montanismi — the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs
  • French: montanisme — the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs
  • Italian: montanismo — the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs
  • Portuguese: montanismo — the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs
  • Russian: монтанизм (montanizm) — the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs