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Unitarianism

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U·ni·tar·i·an  (yn-târ-n)
n.
1. An adherent of Unitarian Universalism.
2. A monotheist who is not a Christian.
3. A Christian who is not a Trinitarian.

[From New Latin nitrius, monotheist, from Latin nits, unity; see unity.]

Uni·tari·an adj.
Uni·tari·an·ism n.

unitarianism [ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any unitary system, esp of government

Unitarianism [ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm]
n
(Christian Churches, other) (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a system of Christian belief that maintains the unipersonality of God, rejects the Trinity and the divinity of Christ, and takes reason, conscience, and character as the criteria of belief and practice

Unitarianism
the beliefs, principles, and practices of the Unitarian denomination, especially its doctrine that God is one being, and its emphasis upon autonomous congregational government. — Unitarian, n., adj.
See also: Protestantism
the doctrines of those, including the Unitarian denomination, who hold that God exists only in one person. Cf. trinitarianism. — unitarian, n.,adj.
See also: Christ
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.UnitarianismUnitarianism - Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity
Protestantism - the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
Translations
Unitarianism [ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪənɪzəm] Nunitarismo m
Unitarianism
nUnitarismus m


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Banks and tariffs, the newspaper and caucus, Methodism and Unitarianism, are flat and dull to dull people, but rest on the same foundations of wonder as the town of Troy and the temple of Delphi, and are as swiftly passing away.
 
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