Montanism
/ˈmɒntənɪz(ə)m/noun
Montanism is spelled M-O-N-T-A-N-I-S-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Montanism means “The doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Montanism?
| Letters | 9: M-O-N-T-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Montanism?
Montanism appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Montanism?
- UK /ˈmɒntənɪz(ə)m/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Montanism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Montanism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | montanisme |
| Portuguese | montanismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Montanism come from?
From Montanus + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).