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Newmanism

[ noo-muh-niz-uhm, nyoo- ]

noun

, Theology, Ecclesiastical.
  1. the views and theories of John Henry Newman before his conversion to the Roman Catholic Church, in which he held that the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England are compatible with Roman Catholicism.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Newmanism1

First recorded in 1830–40; Newman + -ism

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