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noun
The belief not merely that Judaism has been supplanted by Christianity, but that the covenant between God and Israel as His chosen people has been abrogated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English supersession 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 supersessionism From supersession + -ism.
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