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partialism

partialism noun: the doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity are each three parts of God; in other words, each one thirds of God.

Noun

partialism (countable and uncountable, plural partialisms)

  1. The doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity are each three parts of God; in other words, each one thirds of God.
  2. The doctrine that Christ's atonement was made for only a part of humanity.
  3. Partiality; the quality of being partial.
  4. The sexual attraction to specific parts of the body.

Forms of partialism

pluralpartialisms

Origin of partialism

From partial + -ism.

Questions about partialism

What does partialism mean?
Partialism means the doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity are each three parts of God; in other words, each one thirds of God.
What part of speech is partialism?
Partialism is a noun.
What is the plural of partialism?
The plural of partialism is partialisms.

Words near partialism in the dictionary

  1. partialing out
  2. partialise
  3. partialised
  4. partialises
  5. partialising
  6. partialism
  7. partialisms
  8. partialist
  9. partialistic
  10. partialists
  11. partialitas

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