Montanists is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Montanists meaning
plural of Montanist
Using Montanists
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Montanist
Context around Montanists
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Montanists
- In this selection, "montanists" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti, citation and refused stand out and add context to how "montanists" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include claims of montanists that had and had been montanists citation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "montanists" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with montanists
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These Montanists refused, locked themselves in their houses of worship, set the buildings on fire and perished. (17 words)
Additionally, in the opinion of anti-Montanists, the movement's penchant for dramatic public displays by its adherents brought unwanted attention to the still fledgling religion. (26 words)
A letter of Jerome to Marcella, written in 385, refutes the claims of Montanists that had been troubling her.sfn A group of "Tertullianists" may have continued at Carthage. (29 words)
The anonymous author of Praedestinatus records that a preacher came to Rome in 388 where he made many converts and obtained the use of a church for his congregation on the grounds that the martyrs to whom it was dedicated had been Montanists. citation. (44 words)
A letter of Jerome to Marcella, written in 385, refutes the claims of Montanists that had been troubling her.sfn A group of "Tertullianists" may have continued at Carthage. (29 words)
Additionally, in the opinion of anti-Montanists, the movement's penchant for dramatic public displays by its adherents brought unwanted attention to the still fledgling religion. (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
Additionally, in the opinion of anti-Montanists, the movement's penchant for dramatic public displays by its adherents brought unwanted attention to the still fledgling religion.
A letter of Jerome to Marcella, written in 385, refutes the claims of Montanists that had been troubling her.sfn A group of "Tertullianists" may have continued at Carthage.
The anonymous author of Praedestinatus records that a preacher came to Rome in 388 where he made many converts and obtained the use of a church for his congregation on the grounds that the martyrs to whom it was dedicated had been Montanists. citation.
These Montanists refused, locked themselves in their houses of worship, set the buildings on fire and perished.