A person who believes in or advocates for the doctrine of descension, particularly in Christian theology regarding Christ's descent into Hell.
From descension + -ist suffix, marking adherents to a particular theological position. Emerged in medieval and Reformation theology.
During the Reformation, descensionists defended a specific reading of the Nicene Creed against critics who thought the doctrine didn't make logical sense—it was serious theological combat over tiny words.
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