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Jesuism

/ˈd͡ʒɛzu.ɪzəm/

Jesuism noun: the teachings or worship of Jesus, as opposed to Christianity as a whole.

Noun

Jesuism (uncountable)

  1. The teachings or worship of Jesus, as opposed to Christianity as a whole.
    • A sentiment this, which is as far from a weak Arminianism as it is opposite to a wicked Antinomianism, and which may strictly be denominated pure Jesuism.1794, John Rippon, The Baptist annual register; including sketches of the state of religion among different denominations of good men at home and abroad, volume 2
    • The Jesuism which makes Jesus an object of religious faith is pseudo-Christian. That Jesuism which makes Jesus very God, has some claims to be considered religion. But that which makes him, as Dr. Clarke's does, a mere "perfect specimen of a man," is no religion at all; it is mere hero-worship.1870 November, “Dr. J. F. Clarke against theism”, in The Examiner, volume 1, number 1
    Synonyms:
    Jesusism, Jesuanism

Synonyms of Jesuism

  • Jesusism
  • Jesuanism

Questions about Jesuism

What does Jesuism mean?
Jesuism means the teachings or worship of Jesus, as opposed to Christianity as a whole.
What part of speech is Jesuism?
Jesuism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Jesuism?
Jesuism is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛzu.ɪzəm/.

Words near Jesuism in the dictionary

  1. jestures
  2. jesty
  3. Jesu
  4. Jesuate
  5. Jesuates
  6. Jesuism
  7. Jesuit
  8. Jesuit's bark
  9. Jesuited
  10. Jesuitess
  11. Jesuitesses

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