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convulsionary, a. and n. (kənˈvʌlʃənərɪ) [f. convulsion + -ary: cf. F. convulsionnaire.] A. adj. Pertaining to, of the nature of, affected with, or marked by, convulsion (lit. and fig.).1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XXV. 515 The Abbé Winckelmann..has formed a school of declamatory connoisseurs, who...
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convulsionist
convulsionist (kənˈvʌlʃənɪst) [f. convulsion + -ist.] 1. = convulsionary B; also used of other religious enthusiasts.1865 Baring-Gould Werewolves iv. 40 As insensible to pain as the Jansenist convulsionists of S. Medard. 1879 Mrs. Oliphant Reign Geo. II, II. 59 Wesley and his brethren threw themselv...
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Jansenism
In 1735 the regained jurisdiction over the convulsionary movement, which changed into an underground movement of clandestine sects.
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