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unitarianism

unitarianism noun: the belief in a single God, not divided into any aspects, particularly when presented as a contrast to Christian trinitarianism.

Noun (1)

unitarianism (countable and uncountable, plural unitarianisms)

  1. The belief in a single God, not divided into any aspects, particularly when presented as a contrast to Christian trinitarianism.
    • Some New England congregations embraced Unitarianism (the belief in a unitary God as opposed to a holy trinity), and some of those moved on to Unitarian Universalism[.]2011, Colin Woodard, chapter 15, in American nations, New York: Penguin, →ISBN

Noun (2) capitalized: Unitarianism

Unitarianism (uncountable)

  1. A Christian theology that God is one person, rather than the three equal persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) posited by Trinitarianism.

Proper noun capitalized: Unitarianism

Unitarianism

  1. The religion known as Unitarian Universalism.
  2. Any of various Christian denominations such as the Unitarian Church of Transylvania, General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches and American Unitarian Association.

Forms of unitarianism

pluralunitarianisms

Origin of unitarianism

From unitarian + -ism.

From Unitarian + -ism.

Words formed from unitarianism

Questions about unitarianism

What does unitarianism mean?
Unitarianism means the belief in a single God, not divided into any aspects, particularly when presented as a contrast to Christian trinitarianism.
What part of speech is unitarianism?
Unitarianism can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of unitarianism?
The plural of unitarianism is unitarianisms.

Words near unitarianism in the dictionary

  1. unitards
  2. unitarian
  3. Unitarian Universalism
  4. Unitarian Universalist
  5. Unitarian Universalists
  6. unitarianism
  7. unitarianisms
  8. unitarianist
  9. unitarianists
  10. unitarianize
  11. unitarianized

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