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tetratheism

/tɛ.tɹəˈθi.ɪzəm/

tetratheism noun: a belief in four gods.

Noun

tetratheism (uncountable)

  1. A belief in four gods.
  2. The belief that there are four elements in the Christian Godhead—the three hypostases (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) of the Trinity and a divine essence out of which each of these originates.
    • […] "consubstantial Trinity" could have been a reaction against the supposed heresy of […] Damian […] who was accused of "tetratheism" (or "tetradism", distinguishing four different entities in the Godhead), a response to, but as it seems a variant of, the very influential "tritheism" of John...2002, Hans Hauben, “On the Invocation of the 'Holy and Consubstantial Trinity' in Byzantine Oath and Dating Formulas”, in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, volume 139, Bonn: Dr. Rudolf...

Origin of tetratheism

From tetra- + theism.

Words formed from tetratheism

Questions about tetratheism

What does tetratheism mean?
Tetratheism means a belief in four gods.
What part of speech is tetratheism?
Tetratheism is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetratheism?
Tetratheism is pronounced /tɛ.tɹəˈθi.ɪzəm/.

Words near tetratheism in the dictionary

  1. tetraterpinoid
  2. tetrates
  3. tetratetracontane
  4. tetratetracontanes
  5. tetrathecal
  6. tetratheism
  7. tetratheist
  8. tetratheists
  9. tetrathiafulvalene
  10. tetrathiafulvalenes
  11. tetrathianaphthacene

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