# Novatian

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
From Latin Novatius (plausibly via French Novatien).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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