Noun
The doctrines or principles of the Novatians.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe question of re-admittance to the lapsed troubled north Africa for centuries (see Novatianism and Donatism ). Source: Internet
Neither the source nor the object of these attacks is known, though the latter may have been connected with Novatianism (a strict refusal to accept Christians who had denied their faith under persecution). Source: Internet