Novatian
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Etymology edit
From Latin Novatius (plausibly via French Novatien).
Proper noun edit
Novatian
- A Roman priest, who became an antipope against St. Cornelius in 251 AD, and considered by the Catholic Church to be a schismatic heresiarch as founder of a Christian sect known as Novatianism
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Noun edit
Novatian (plural Novatians)
- A follower of Novatianism.
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follower of Novatianism
Adjective edit
Novatian (comparative more Novatian, superlative most Novatian)
- relating to the heresiarch Novatian (see above) and/or his schismatic sect, Novatianism