preparationism
/ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ(ə)nɪz(ə)m/Chiefly North American History
noun
The belief held by some Puritans that individuals could and should actively prepare themselves for salvation by means of a period of humbling submission to God's law.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Church History: studies in Christianity and culture. From preparation + -ism.
- dressed to kill
- dressed (up) like a dog's dinner
- dresser
- dressing
- dressing case
- dressing-down
- dressing gown
- dressing room
- dressing shed
- dressing station
- dressing table
- dress length
- dressmaker
- dressmaking
- dress parade
- dress preserver
- dress rehearsal
- dress sense
- dress shield
- dress shirt
- dress someone down
- dress something up
- dress up
- dressy
- drew