modalism

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noun

The nontrinitarian doctrine that God, who is one person, has three modes of divine revelation (the Father, Son, and Spirit), contrary to the orthodox belief that the three persons are all fully God.

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Meanings

nounmodalism (countable and uncountable, plural modalisms)

plural modalisms

  1. countableuncountableChristianityThe nontrinitarian doctrine that God, who is one person, has three modes of divine revelation (the Father, Son, and Spirit), contrary to the orthodox belief that the three persons are all fully God.

Origin

From modal + -ism.

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Translations

Catalan modalisme
  • modalismedoctrine
Finnish modalismi
  • modalismidoctrine
Italian modalismo
  • modalismodoctrine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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