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unitarian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌjunəˈtɛɹi.ən/ (General-American)
• /ˌjuːnɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English unit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English unitary Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English unitarian From unitary + -ian.

Meanings

1. Espousing a unitary view of something. ▸ Espousing a unitary view of God.
   • the unitarian position on deity
2. Espousing a unitary view of something. ▸ Espousing a unitary view of national government.
   • the unitarian position on executive power

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most unitarian	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more unitarian	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Antonyms

antiunitarian · nonunitarian · nonunitarian · antiunitarian

Coordinates

confederate · atheistic · federative · federal · confederative · trinitarian · polytheistic

Deriveds

antiunitarian · nonunitarian · unitarianism

Relateds

unitary state

Translations (2)

ca unitari (espousing a unitary view) · pt unitarista (espousing a unitary view)

unitarian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌjunəˈtɛɹi.ən/ (General-American)
• /ˌjuːnɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English unit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English unitary Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English unitarian From unitary + -ian.

Meanings

1. A Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, usually stressing some distinctions between God the Father and God the Son without denying the divinity of Jesus.
2. Synonym of Muwahhid, a Muslim advocating God's strict unity.
3. (uncommon) Synonym of monotheist, a believer in the unity of God, particularly non-Christians (Muslims, Jews, etc.) discussed from a Christian perspective.
4. A person who rejects dualism in other contexts.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
unitarians	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

Trinitarian · dualist · trinitarian

Hypernyms

nontrinitarian

Relateds

Unitarian

Synonyms

unipersonalist (nontrinitarian Christian) · monotheist · Unitarian (nontrinitarian Christian) · Muwahhid · Arian (nontrinitarian Christian)

Translations (15)

no unitarer (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · fi monoteisti ((rare) non-Christian monotheist) · ru монотеист ((rare) non-Christian monotheist) · pl unitarianin (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · sk unitár (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · cs unitář (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · sk unitárka (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · pl unitarianka (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · sv unitarie (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · ca monoteista ((rare) non-Christian monotheist) · ga Úinitéireach (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · fi unitaristi (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · pt unitarista (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · ca unitari (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology) · cs unitářka (Christian who does not ascribe to Trinitarian theology)