triclavianism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief that three nails were used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Word forms

triclavianism

Etymology

From tri- + Latin clavus (“nail”) + -ian + -ism, coined by George Stanley Faber in 1838.

Related words

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