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noun
Any movement or opinion that seeks to restore something to the way it was.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A movement that rejects much or all of contemporary Christianity and advocates a return to what is viewed as Jesus's original teachings. The Mormons are an example of a restorationist church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically, uncountable, usually
Topics: Christianity
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Synonyms: restitutionism
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English restoration Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English restorationism From restoration + -ism.
