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Newmanism

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[noo-muh-niz-uhm, nyoo-] / ˈnu məˌnɪz əm, ˈnyu- /

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.

Etymology

Origin of Newmanism

First recorded in 1830–40; Newman + -ism

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