Restitutionismn.
/ˌrɛstᵻˈtjuːʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌrɛstᵻˈtʃuːʃn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌrɛstəˈt(j)uʃənɪzəm/ Theology. Now chiefly historical.
Belief in the ‘restitution of all things’ (see restitution n. 2a); = restorationism n.
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1842 Universalist Union 7 May 388/2 John Murray the apostle of Restitutionism in America, was stoned.
1896 W. E. Gladstone Condit. Man in Future Life i. 19 Upon this scheme of Universalism or Restitutionism..I cannot but speak in terms of repugnance.
1962 F. H. Littell From State Church to Pluralism 43 (heading) Restitutionism on the frontier.
2000 First Things 1 Oct. 71 Historically, the fall paradigm has had an important influence on two streams of evangelical ecclesiology: restitutionism and successionism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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