Newmanism

[ noo-muh-niz-uhm, nyoo- ]

noun

, Theology, Ecclesiastical.

1. the views and theories of John Henry Newman before his conversion to the Roman Catholic Church, in which he held that the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England are compatible with Roman Catholicism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Newmanism¹

First recorded in 1830–40; Newman + -ism