Servetus

American  

[ser-vee-tuhs] / sərˈvi təs /

noun

1. Michael, 1511–53, Spanish physician and theologian, accused of heresy and burned at the stake.

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Servetus British  

/ sɜːˈviːtəs /

noun

1. Michael, Spanish name Miguel Serveto. 1511–53, Spanish theologian and physician. He was burnt at the stake by order of Calvin for denying the doctrine of the Trinity and the divinity of Christ

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Other Word Forms

• Servetian
  noun
• Servetianism
  noun

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Servetus

Servetus could have lived and died as Doctor Villeneuve.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in sending Servetus to the stake, Calvin's Council gave the tiny, free-thinking sect, now known as Unitarians, its founder-martyr.

From Time Magazine Archive

By the time Servetus was 22, the "Wanted" posters were up for him in both camps.

From Time Magazine Archive

Calvin actively worked for the condemnation and death of Michael Servetus, a brilliant Spanish physician whose denial of belief in the Trinity made him the first modern Unitarian.

From Time Magazine Archive

Servetus reached his conclusion largely on theological grounds, not through dissection, and presented them almost as an aside in a theological treatise.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin