restorationism

/ ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. belief in a future life in which human beings will be restored to a state of perfection and happiness

Other Word Forms

• restorationist noun

Example Sentences

To combat what he has called a tendency toward “restorationism,” Francis has called for the faithful to spend the next two years preparing for the Church’s 2025 Jubilee year by rereading the Vatican II texts and learning more about what led to the reforms in the first place.

From Seattle Times

“Restorationism has come to gag the council,” he said, adding that he knew some priests for whom the 16th century Council of Trent was more memorable than the 20th century Vatican II.

From Seattle Times

In them we see the father of Christian Restorationism.

From Project Gutenberg