unitarianism

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noun

The belief in a single God, not divided into any aspects, particularly when presented as a contrast to Christian trinitarianism.

OriginEnglish unitarian →
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Meanings

unitarianism1

noununitarianism (countable and uncountable, plural unitarianisms)

plural unitarianisms

  1. countableuncountableThe 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

Unitarianism2

nounUnitarianism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Christian theology that God is one person, rather than the three equal persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) posited by Trinitarianism.
proper noun
  1. The religion known as Unitarian Universalism.First known use since 1961
  2. Any of various Christian denominations such as the Unitarian Church of Transylvania, General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches and American Unitarian Association.

Origin

unitarianism · noun

  1. Englishunit
  2. Englishunitary
  3. Englishunitarian
  4. Englishunitarianism

From unitarian + -ism.

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Unitarianism · noun, proper noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūnitās
  7. Latinūnitārius
  8. EnglishUnitarian
  9. EnglishUnitarianism

From Unitarian + -ism.

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Translations

Czech unitářství, unitarismus
  • unitářstvíthe religious belief that God is a single person
  • unitarismusthe religious belief that God is a single person
Dutch unitarisme
  • unitarismethe religious belief that God is a single person
Finnish unitarianismi
  • unitarianismithe religious belief that God is a single person
French unitarisme
  • unitarismethe religious belief that God is a single person
German Unitarianismus, Unitarismus
  • Unitarianismusbelief
  • Unitarismusthe religious belief that God is a single person
Icelandic únítaratrú, únítarastefna
  • únítaratrúthe religious belief that God is a single person
  • únítarastefnathe religious belief that God is a single person
Indonesian Unitarianisme
  • Unitarianismethe religious belief that God is a single person
Italian unitarianismo
  • unitarianismothe religious belief that God is a single person
Polish unitarianizm, unitarianizm
  • unitarianizmbelief
  • unitarianizmthe religious belief that God is a single person
Portuguese unitarismo
  • unitarismothe religious belief that God is a single person
Romanian unitarianism
  • unitarianismbelief
Slovak unitárstvo, unitarizmus
  • unitárstvothe religious belief that God is a single person
  • unitarizmusthe religious belief that God is a single person
Spanish unitarismo, unitarianismo
  • unitarismothe religious belief that God is a single person
  • unitarianismothe religious belief that God is a single person
Swedish unitarism, unitarism
  • unitarismbelief
  • unitarismthe religious belief that God is a single person
Turkish üniteryanizm
  • üniteryanizmbelief
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unitarianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unitarianism

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Chicago

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