Novatian

Origin

From Latin Novatius (plausibly via French Novatien).

Full definition of Novatian

Proper noun

1. A Roman priest, who became an antipope against St. Cornelius in 251 AD, and schismatic heresiarch as founder of a Christian sect known as Novatianism

Noun

1. A follower of Novatianism.

Adjective

1. relating to the heresiarch Novatian (see above) and/or his schismatic sect, Novatianism