Novatianism
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Novatianism was a 3rd-century Christian schismatic movement that advocated strict refusal of readmission to the Church for Christians who had lapsed under persecution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Novatianism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10170395 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novatianism Context triple: [Novatian, movement, Novatianism]
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Valentinianism
Valentinianism was a prominent 2nd-century Christian Gnostic movement, founded by Valentinus, that taught a complex cosmology of emanations and salvation through esoteric knowledge.
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B.
Donatism
Donatism was a 4th–5th century Christian movement in North Africa that insisted on the purity and moral integrity of clergy and sacraments, leading to a major schism within the early Church.
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C.
Apollinarianism
Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.
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D.
Sabellianism
Sabellianism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological doctrine that identifies the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or aspects of one divine person rather than three distinct persons.
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E.
Meletian schism
The Meletian schism was a major 4th-century ecclesiastical split within the Church of Antioch, marked by rival episcopal claimants and deep theological and political divisions during the Arian controversy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novatianism Target entity description: Novatianism was a 3rd-century Christian schismatic movement that advocated strict refusal of readmission to the Church for Christians who had lapsed under persecution.
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A.
Valentinianism
Valentinianism was a prominent 2nd-century Christian Gnostic movement, founded by Valentinus, that taught a complex cosmology of emanations and salvation through esoteric knowledge.
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B.
Donatism
Donatism was a 4th–5th century Christian movement in North Africa that insisted on the purity and moral integrity of clergy and sacraments, leading to a major schism within the early Church.
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C.
Apollinarianism
Apollinarianism is a 4th-century Christological doctrine that taught Christ had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human rational soul, and was later rejected as heretical by the early Church.
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D.
Sabellianism
Sabellianism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological doctrine that identifies the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or aspects of one divine person rather than three distinct persons.
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E.
Meletian schism
The Meletian schism was a major 4th-century ecclesiastical split within the Church of Antioch, marked by rival episcopal claimants and deep theological and political divisions during the Arian controversy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian schismatic movement
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theological movement ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
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Council of Nicaea I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Bishop Cornelius of Rome
NERFINISHED
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Cyprian of Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredAs |
precursor of later rigorist and puritan tendencies
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rigorist movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineComparedTo | Donatism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiologicalView | Church as a community of the pure and holy ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Novatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadOwn |
parallel hierarchy of bishops
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separate congregations from the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Cornelius of Rome
NERFINISHED
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Cyprian of Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Novatian NERFINISHED ⓘ Novatus of Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainTenet |
denial of absolution for the lapsed
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insistence on the purity of the Church ⓘ refusal of readmission to the Church for Christians who lapsed under persecution ⓘ rejection of episcopal leniency toward apostates ⓘ strict penitential discipline ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
3rd‑century Roman persecutions of Christians
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Decian persecution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfEarlyTexts | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Novatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
policy of leniency toward the lapsed associated with Cornelius of Rome
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readmission of the lapsi after persecution ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | some early Church Fathers as orthodox in doctrine except on penance ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
apostasy in Christianity
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early Christian penance ⓘ lapsi ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| schismFrom | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
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Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
3rd century
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circa 251 ⓘ |
| survivedUntil | at least the 5th century ⓘ |
| theologicalPositionOnApostasy |
the Church had no authority to grant forgiveness for grave post‑baptismal sins like apostasy
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the lapsed could not be restored to full communion ⓘ |
| timeOfDecline |
4th century
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5th century ⓘ |
| viewOnPenance | no reconciliation for grave sins after baptism ⓘ |
| viewOnSacraments | sacraments of the Catholic Church considered invalid after the schism ⓘ |
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Subject: Novatianism Description of subject: Novatianism was a 3rd-century Christian schismatic movement that advocated strict refusal of readmission to the Church for Christians who had lapsed under persecution.
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