Servetus

[ ser-vee-tuhs ]

noun

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

Servetus

/ sɜːˈviːtəs /

noun

1. ServetusMichael15111553MSpanishRELIGION: theologianMEDICINE: physician 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

Other Words From

• Ser·ve·tian [ser-, vee, -sh, uh, n], noun
• Ser·vetian·ism noun

Example Sentences

Servetus was roasted for two hours in the flames of a slow fire made of green wood.

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Why did Ricetto, Bruno and Servetus in the hour of martyrdom turn with loathing from that sacred emblem, the crucifix?

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Bucer did not hesitate to declare, that "Servetus deserved something worse than death."

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He would have burned a Galileo as he caused the death of Servetus, which need not have happened but for him.

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Michael Servetus, whom John Calvin burned at the stake, was perhaps the first to note this phenomenon.

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