Cessationism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The belief or teaching that the visible miraculous works of the Holy Spirit (such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, and divine healing) have ceased. uncountable

Etymology

From cessation + -ism.

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holy spiritspeaking in tongues

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