Majoristn.
/ˈmeɪdʒərɪst/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdʒəˌrɪst/ Church History. Now rare.
A follower of Georg Major, who stated in 1551 that the performance of good works was necessary to the salvation of a Christian, and claimed in the subsequent controversy only to have meant that it was a necessary part of the holy life.
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1658 J. Mumford Qvestion of Qvestions ii. 13 Luther brought in Anabaptisme... Theyr cheife permanent Sects were, the Antinomians, Osiandrians, Majorists,..Vbiquists.
1874 J. H. Blunt Dict. Sects Majorists, the followers of Major in his controversy with Amsdorf.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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