Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Novatian

No-va′tian

,
Noun.
(Eccl. Hist.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Novatian

NOVA'TIAN

,
Noun.
In church history, one of the sect of Novatus or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.

Similar Results