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

Derived Forms

• Servetianism
  noun
• Servetian
  noun

Example Sentences

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

And he becomes, like so many rebels, fiercely doctrinaire, letting the refugee heretic Michael Servetus go to the stake.

From Time Magazine Archive

Michael Servetus was a classic 16th century man who could have existed only in that day, when a learned man had to know something about everything.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fire's victim was a 42-year-old Spaniard named Michael Servetus.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Calvin stopped replying to his letters, Servetus, based in Vienna, continued to send a stream of increasingly vituperative correspondence.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin