# restorationism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any movement or opinion that seeks to restore something to the way it was.
2. A movement that rejects much or all of contemporary Christianity and advocates a return to what is viewed as Jesus's original teachings. The Mormons are an example of a restorationist church.

## Etymology
From restoration + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/restorationism