traducian

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noun

One who believes that a child's soul is inherited from its parents.

OriginLate Latin traducianus →
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Meanings

nountraducian (plural traducians)

plural traducians

  1. One who believes that a child's soul is inherited from its parents.
adjectivetraducian (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to the belief that one's soul is inherited from one's parents.

Origin

  1. Late Latintraducianus
  2. Englishtraducian

From Late Latin traducianus, from tradux (“a shoot for propagation”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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