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Priscillianist
Priscillianist Pris*cil"lian*ist, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Priscillian, bishop of Avila in Spain, in the fourth century, who mixed various elements of Gnosticism and Manicheism with Christianity.

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- Priscillian (in Latin: Priscilli****; Gallaecia, c. 340 - Augusta Treverorum, Gallia Belgica, c. 385) was a wealthy nobleman of Roman Hispania who promoted...
- Priscillianism was a Christian sect developed in the Iberian Peninsula under the Roman Empire in the 4th century by Priscillian. It is derived from the...
- the 4th century Latin homily Liber Apologeticus, probably written by Priscillian of Ávila (died 385), or his close follower Bishop Instantius. This part...
- of heresy by the Emperor, the first Christian heretic to be executed, Priscillian, was condemned in 386 by Roman secular officials for sorcery, and put...
- leader, Priscillian. The First Council of Saragossa had forbidden several of Priscillian's practices (albeit without mentioning Priscillian by name)...
- Although the Suebi and Visigoths were initially followers of Arianism and Priscillianism, they adopted Catholicism from the local inhabitants. St. Martin of...
- Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Chadwick, Henry (1976). Priscillian of Avila. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-826643-3. Cervantes...
- Collyridianism Dualism Ebionites Euchites Gnosticism Manichaeism Paulicianism Priscillianism Na****enes Ophites Sethianism Valentinianism Iconoclasm Luciferianism...
- "Stone" or lapis itself is informed by early Christian allegory, such as Priscillian (4th century), who stated, Unicornis est Deus, nobis petra Christus,...
- execution of Priscillian and his followers may be cited as typical of the treatment of heretics conditions in that time. In 384, Priscillian was condemned...