adoptianism

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A form of adoptionism — A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.

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Meanings

nounadoptianism (countable and uncountable, plural adoptianisms)

plural adoptianisms

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of adoptionism.

Origin

Possibly from adopt + -ian + -ism.

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APA

adoptianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptianism

MLA

“adoptianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adoptianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoptianism.

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