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Definition of Montanist

Montanist
Montanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic, Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a.

Meaning of Montanist from wikipedia

- Pepuzians were distinguished from other Montanists for despising those not living in the new Jerusalem. The Montanist movement spread rapidly to other regions...
- publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Proclus, a Montanist Teacher". Dictionary of Gr**** and Roman Biography and Mythology. v t e...
- grounds for including Saint Soter and Saint Caius among the martyrs." The Montanist movement, which originated in Asia Minor, made its way to Rome and Gaul...
- later rejected by the Church. According to Jerome, he later joined the Montanist sect and may have apostasized; however, modern scholars dispute this....
- Blastus was a 2nd-century leader of the Roman Montanists, a presbyter in Rome and a Quartodeciman, however likely born in Alexandria. Blastus caused a...
- identification of the P****ion text as Montanist less likely. The editor's additions may be an attempt to validate Montanist beliefs, praising prophecy and visionary...
- until Gratian (375–383) relinquished it. Tertullian, when he had become a Montanist, used the title derisively of either the pope or the bishop of Carthage...
- which spread all over the Roman Empire. The Montanist patriarch resided at Pepuza, and the Montanists expected the heavenly Jerusalem to descend to...
- appears along with Maximilla, referring to two female leaders of the Montanist movement of the 2nd century AD. The name appears in English literature...
- Máxima Acuña, Peruvian activist Maximilla, also known as Maxima, early Montanist figure Maxima and minima, the highest and lowest values of a function...