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infusionism

infusionism noun: the doctrine that the soul and the body originate separately, after which the soul is infused into the body during conception or birth.

Noun

infusionism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The doctrine that the soul and the body originate separately, after which the soul is infused into the body during conception or birth.

Origin of infusionism

From infusion + -ism.

Questions about infusionism

What does infusionism mean?
Infusionism means the doctrine that the soul and the body originate separately, after which the soul is infused into the body during conception or birth.
What part of speech is infusionism?
Infusionism is a noun.

Words near infusionism in the dictionary

  1. infusible
  2. infusile
  3. infusing
  4. infusion
  5. infusional
  6. infusionism
  7. infusionist
  8. infusionists
  9. infusions
  10. infusive
  11. infusively

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