Word info

novatian

Speech parts

1. novatian - Noun

2. novatian - Adjective

3. Novatian - Proper noun

Meaning

One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

Cyprian took a middle course between the followers of Novatus of Carthage who would welcome all with little of no penance, and Novatian of Rome who would allow none who had lapsed to be reconciled. Source: Internet

The letters Cornelius sent while in exile are all written in the colloquial Latin of the period instead of the classical style used by the educated such as Cyprian, a theologian as well as a bishop, and Novatian, who was also a philosopher. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms