unitarianism en · NOUN
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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English unitarianism From unitarian + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unitarianisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unitarianistically · unitarianistical · unitarian · unitarians · unitarianistic
Relateds
triunitarianism · trinitarianism · binitarianism · polytheism · monotheism
Translations (5)
ro unitarianism (belief) · sv unitarism (belief) · de Unitarianismus (belief) · pl unitarianizm (belief) · tr üniteryanizm (belief)