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Definition of Novatian
1. n. 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.
Definition of Novatian
1. Proper noun. A Roman priest, who became an antipope against St. Cornelius in 251 AD, and schismatic heresiarch as founder of a Christian sect known as Novatianism ¹
2. Noun. A follower of Novatianism. ¹
3. Adjective. relating to the heresiarch Novatian (see above) and/or his schismatic sect, Novatianism ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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