Home › Words › J › jovinianismjovinianismjovinianism means jovinianist doctrines.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, jovinianism ranks #36,621 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Jovinian + -ism.nounJovinianist doctrinesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.jovinianist 71% match — An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary and opposed the asceticism of his time. vs jovinianism →jansenistic 59% match — Jansenist vs jovinianism →jansenistical 58% match — Jansenist vs jovinianism →jansenism 56% match — The doctrine of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653. vs jovinianism →voetianism 54% match — Voetian theology vs jovinianism →apollinarianism 54% match — Apollinarism vs jovinianism →augustinianism 52% match — The doctrines and practices of the Augustinians. vs jovinianism →aphthartodocetism 52% match — The doctrines of the Aphthartodocetae. A Christological doctrine that taught that Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with the 6th-century Monophysite theologian Julian of Halicarnassus. vs jovinianism →