Mon´ta|nist

Mon´ta|nist
Mon|ta|nism «MON tuh nihz uhm», noun.
the teachings of a heretical Christian sect of the 100's A.D. whose followers believed in the prophetic inspiration of Montanus and practiced rigorous asceticism.
[< Montanus of Phrygia, the founder of the sect + -ism]
Mon´ta|nist, noun, adjective.

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