tertullianist

Etymology

From Tertullian + -ist.

tertullianist means an adherent of the teachings of early Christian theologian Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c.155-c.240 CE). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

An adherent of the teachings of early Christian theologian Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c.155-c.240 CE).“2007, William Tabbernee, Fake Prophecy and Polluted Sacraments: Ecclesiastical and Imperial Reactions to Montanism, Koninklijke Brill (Brill), page 268, Even Augustine's contact with the Tertullianists appears to have been slight. Could Augustine's assessment of the Tertullianists, therefore, have been inaccurate?”