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  1. restorationismnoun

    Any movement or opinion that seeks to restore something to the way it was.

  2. restorationismnoun

    A movement within Christianity to restore the Church to its original state.

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  1. restorationism

    Restorationism is a Christian movement that seeks to restore the practices and beliefs of early Christianity as described in the New Testament. It emphasizes the need for a return to the principles and teachings of the original church established by Jesus and his apostles. Restorationists often reject traditional denominational structures and doctrines that have developed over time in favor of a more simplistic and pure form of Christian faith and practice.

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  1. Restorationismnoun

    the belief or doctrines of the Restorationists

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  1. Restorationism

    Christian primitivism, also described as restorationism, is the belief that Christianity should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church, which restorationists see as the search for a more pure and more ancient form of the religion. Fundamentally, "this vision seeks to correct faults or deficiencies [in the church] by appealing to the primitive church as a normative model." The term "restorationism" is sometimes used more specifically as a synonym for the American Restoration Movement. The term is also used by more recent groups, describing their goal to re-establish Christianity in its original form, such as some anti-denominational Charismatic Restorationists, which arose in the 1970s in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In comparable terms, earlier primitivist movements, including the Hussites, Anabaptists, Landmarkists, Puritans, and the Waldensians have been described as examples of restorationism, as have many seventh-day Sabbatarians. Efforts to restore an earlier, purer form of Christianity are often a response to denominationalism. As Rubel Shelly put it, "[t]he motive behind all restoration movements is to tear down the walls of separation by a return to the practice of the original, essential and universal features of the Christian religion." Different groups have tried to implement the restorationist vision in different ways; for instance, some have focused on the structure and practice of the church, others on the ethical life of the church, and others on the direct experience of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. The relative importance given to the restoration ideal, and the extent to which the full restoration of the early church is believed to have been achieved, also varies between groups.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of restorationism in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of restorationism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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