tra·du·cian·ism (tr -d  sh-n z m, -dy-)n. Theology The belief that the soul is inherited from the parents along with the body. [From Late Latin tr  d cinus, believer in traducianism, from trdux, trduc-, inheritance, from Latin, vine-branch trained for propagation, from trdcere, to lead across; see traduce.]tra·du cian·ist adj. & n.tra·du cian·istic adj. |
traducianism [trəˈdjuːʃəˌnɪzəm]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the theory that the soul is transmitted to a child in the act of generation or concomitantly with its body Compare creationism
[from Church Latin trādūciānus, from trādux transmission; see traduce]
traducianist , traducian n & adj
traducianistic adj
traducianism
Theology. the doctrine that a new human soul is generated from the souls of the parents at the moment of conception. — traducianist, n. — traducianistic, adj.
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