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Novatianism.

A rigorist Christian sect that opposed re-admitting baptised Christians who had previously renounced their faith under persecution and by extension all those who had committed a mortal sin, founded by the priest and antipope Novatian in the third century.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/nəʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/Received-Pronunciation/noʊˈveɪʃəˌnɪzəm/General-American
  1. A rigorist Christian sect that opposed re-admitting baptised Christians who had previously renounced their faith under persecution and by extension all those who had committed a mortal sin, founded by the priest and antipope Novatian in the third century.

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From Novatian + -ism.

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