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Successionist

Suc-ces′sion-ist

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Noun.
A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.; especially
(Eccl.)
, one who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid.

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successionist

successionist

English

Noun

successionist (plural successionists)

  1. One who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.
    1. (religion) One who insists that only apostolic succession is valid.

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