traducianism

[ truh-doo-shuh-niz-uhm, -dyoo- ]

nounTheology.
  1. the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body.: Compare creationism (def. 3).

Origin of traducianism

1
1840–50; <Late Latin trādūciānus transmitter (trāduci-, stem of trādux lineage (Latin: vine led across for propagation, derivative of trādūcere to lead across; see traduce) + -ānus-an) + -ism

Other words from traducianism

  • tra·du·cian·ist, tra·du·cian, noun, adjective
  • tra·du·cian·is·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for traducianism

traducianism

/ (trəˈdjuːʃəˌnɪzəm) /


noun
  1. the theory that the soul is transmitted to a child in the act of generation or concomitantly with its body: Compare creationism

Origin of traducianism

1
C18: from Church Latin trādūciānus, from trādux transmission; see traduce

Derived forms of traducianism

  • traducianist or traducian, noun, adjective
  • traducianistic, adjective

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