restorationism
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- restorationist noun
Example Sentences
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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
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