Novatian

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Novatius (plausibly via French Novatien). === Proper noun === Novatian A Roman priest, who became an antipope against St. Cornelius in 251 AD, considered by the Catholic Church to be a schismatic heresiarch as founder of a Christian sect known as Novatianism. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Novatian (plural Novatians) A follower of Novatianism. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Novatian (comparative more Novatian, superlative most Novatian) Relating to the heresiarch Novatian or his schismatic sect, Novatianism. ==== Translations ==== === References === Catholic Encyclopaedia on Novatian & Novatianism