Unitarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of unitarian: any Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity.
  2. A follower of Unitarian Universalism or a similar non-credal religion that originated historically from Christian Unitarianism.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of unitarian: any monotheist, particularly non-Christian monotheists (Muslims, Jews, etc.) as discussed from a Christian perspective.
  4. A member of a political movement advocating a unitary state rather than a federal one, especially the Unitarios of nineteenth century Argentina (known as the Unitarian Party in English).
adj
  1. Pertaining to Unitarianism.
adj
  1. Espousing a unitary view of something
noun
  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. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌjuːnɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /ˌjunəˈtɛɹi.ən/

Word forms

Unitarian Unitarians more Unitarian most Unitarian

Etymology

Related to New Latin ūnitārius (from Latin ūnitās (“unity”)) -an. First documented as unitaria religio, in a decree of the Diet of Lécfalva (1600). In English since 1687

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