Socinus

[ soh-sahy-nuhs ]

noun

1. Faus·tus [faw, -st, uh, s], Fausto Sozzini, 1539–1604, and his uncle, Lae·li·us [lee, -lee-, uh, s], ( Lelio Sozzini ), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.

Socinus

/ səʊˈsaɪnəs /

noun

1. SocinusFaustus15391604MItalianRELIGION: theologianRELIGION: Protestant Faustus (ˈfɔːstəs), Italian name Fausto Sozzini, 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius (ˈliːlɪəs), Italian name Lelio Sozzini, 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers

Example Sentences

Luther took off the roof of Babylon, Calvin threw down the walls, Socinus dug up the foundations.

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Socinus was the first who, on the ground that Church and State ought to be separated, required universal toleration.

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But Socinus disarmed his own theory, for he was a strict advocate of passive obedience.

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This paradox is more worthy of those who have since adopted it, than of so acute a reasoner as Socinus.

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Socinus thought that this principle could be realized without abolishing the State Church.

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