neo-orthodoxy

(nē′ō ôrt̸hə däk′sē)

noun

a movement in 20th-cent. Protestantism stressing traditional doctrines of the Reformation in reaction to theological liberalism

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See neo-orthodoxy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A Protestant movement that arose during World War I and is closely associated with Karl Barth. It opposes liberalism and advocates certain theological, especially Calvinist doctrines of the Reformation.

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  • neˌo-orˈtho·doxˌ adjective
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