Apollinarism

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noun

The Christological theology that Jesus's mind was only divine and not human, condemned as a heresy at the First Council of Constantinople.

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Meanings

nounApollinarism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableChristianityThe Christological theology that Jesus's mind was only divine and not human, condemned as a heresy at the First Council of Constantinople.

Origin

From Apollinaris of Laodicea, who taught this theology, + -ism.

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Translations

Finnish apollinarismi
  • apollinarismithe doctrine that Jesus’s mind was only divine and not human
French apollinarisme
  • apollinarismethe doctrine that Jesus’s mind was only divine and not human
Indonesian Apolinariansme
  • Apolinariansmethe doctrine that Jesus’s mind was only divine and not human
Portuguese apolinarismo
  • apolinarismothe doctrine that Jesus’s mind was only divine and not human
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APA

Apollinarism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apollinarism

MLA

“Apollinarism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apollinarism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Apollinarism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apollinarism.

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