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triclavianism

triclavianism noun: the belief that three nails were used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Noun

triclavianism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that three nails were used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Origin of triclavianism

From tri- + Latin clavus (“nail”) + -ian + -ism, coined by George Stanley Faber in 1838.

Questions about triclavianism

What does triclavianism mean?
Triclavianism means the belief that three nails were used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
What part of speech is triclavianism?
Triclavianism is a noun.

Words near triclavianism in the dictionary

  1. triclabendazole
  2. triclad
  3. tricladid
  4. tricladids
  5. triclads
  6. triclavianism
  7. triclavianist
  8. triclavianists
  9. triclazate
  10. triclinate
  11. triclinia

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