NOVATIANS
\nəvˈe͡ɪʃənz], \nəvˈeɪʃənz], \n_ə_v_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_z]\
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The followers of Novatianus, a Roman presbyter, who, in the second century, insisted that the lapsed should never be readmitted to the communion of the Church. When his opponent, Cornelius, was elected Bishop of Rome, Novatianus set up a sect of his own, styled Cathari or Puritans.
By Henry Percy Smith
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