Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrines or belief of the restorationists.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The belief or doctrines of the Restorationists.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
movement oropinion that seeks torestore something to the way it was. - noun specifically A movement within
Christianity to restore theChurch to its original state.
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Examples
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This "restorationism," or Christian Zionism, was a powerful force in 19th-century America -- just as it is in the 21st-century United States.
Intimate Strangers 2007
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This idea of "restorationism" would gain strength in the British colonies that would become the
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This idea of "restorationism" would gain strength in the British colonies that would become the
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... the publication of the King James version of the Bible ... inspired a movement called "restorationism," promoting the restoration of Jews to their biblical homeland.
My Right Word 2009
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These approaches are not aspects one should be emulating or seeking to revive today of course, and on a general level of principle, neither should an immobilistic restorationism be the goal, nor should a resistance of legitimate development be allowed to become embedded or fostered.
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From capital punishment restorationism to war talk, from excusing torture to self-righteously killing off a pauper, to urging addicts to off themselves, to the lipsmacking enjoyment of the death of a political opponent, it is abundantly evident that unvarnished sadism has infected the politics of the Right to the point that decent conservatives (for example, frequent commenter "Peter") are left shaken and appalled.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Now that's not protectionism - that's restorationism.
One of Us ! Good Luck Janice Newmania 2007
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From capital punishment restorationism to war talk, from excusing torture to self-righteously killing off a pauper, to urging addicts to off themselves, to the lipsmacking enjoyment of the death of a political opponent, it is abundantly evident that unvarnished sadism has infected the politics of the Right to the point that decent conservatives for example, frequent commenter "Peter" are left shaken and appalled.
Spread the word! 2009
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If you wanted Constitutional restorationism, the only guy REALLY pushing that issue in the primary was Dodd, as a matter of fact.
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When you stop and think about it, restorationism is a radical idea that gave rise to a radical movement.
Navigating the Winds of Change LYNN ANDERSON 1994
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