Rowismn.
/ˈrəʊɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈroʊɪzəm/ Christian Church. Now historical.
The religious beliefs and principles of the Rowites (Rowite n.).
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1834 J. Hogg Lay Serm. xi. 298 I should not be surprised to see a set of philosophers endeavouring to persuade the world to believe in nothing, not even in Rowism itself.
1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. iv. viii. 429 Rowism in Scotland is somewhat akin to what is known as Irvingism in England.
1886 Presbyterian Rev. 7 392 Rowism was not the doctrine of the Church of Scotland.
1992 D. L. Larsen Evangelism Mandate i. ii. 31 Andrew Bonar has been criticized as guilty of ‘Rowism’, the belief that an individual can know with full assurance whether or not he or she is converted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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