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neo-orthodoxy

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ne·o-or·tho·dox·y (n-ôrth-dks)
n.
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.
neo-ortho·dox adj.
neo-orthodoxy [ˌniːəʊˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ]
n
(Christianity / Protestantism) a movement in 20th-century Protestantism, reasserting certain older traditional Christian doctrines
neo-orthodox  adj
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