Socinus

[ soh-sahy-nuhs ]

/ soʊˈsaɪ nəs /

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noun

Faus·tus

[faw-stuhs], /ˈfɔ stəs/, Fausto Sozzini, 1539–1604, and his uncle, Lae·li·us

[lee-lee-uhs], /ˈli li əs/, (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.

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Words nearby Socinus

Society Islands, Society of Friends, Society of Jesus, society verse, Socinian, Socinus, socio-, sociobiology, sociocentric, sociocracy, sociocultural

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How to use Socinus in a sentence

Luther took off the roof of Babylon, Calvin threw down the walls, Socinus dug up the foundations.
The Religious Life of London|J. Ewing Ritchie
Socinus was the first who, on the ground that Church and State ought to be separated, required universal toleration.
The History of Freedom|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
But Socinus disarmed his own theory, for he was a strict advocate of passive obedience.
The History of Freedom|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
This paradox is more worthy of those who have since adopted it, than of so acute a reasoner as Socinus.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam

Socinus thought that this principle could be realized without abolishing the State Church.
A History of Freedom of Thought|John Bagnell Bury

British Dictionary definitions for Socinus

Socinus

/ (səʊˈsaɪnəs) /

noun

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

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