neoorthodoxy

[nee-oh-awr-thuh-dok-see]

ne·o·or·tho·dox·y

[nee-oh-awr-thuh-dok-see]
noun
a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
Also, ne·o-or·tho·dox·y.


Origin:
1950–55; neo- + orthodoxy
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Neoorthodoxy has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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