tritheism

[ trahy-thee-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈtraɪ θiˌɪz əm /

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noun Theology.

belief in three Gods, especially in the doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three distinct Gods, each an independent center of consciousness and determination.

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Origin of tritheism

First recorded in 1670–80; tri- + theism

OTHER WORDS FROM tritheism

tri·the·ist, noun, adjectivetri·the·is·tic, tri·the·is·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby tritheism

trisyllable, trit., tritagonist, tritanopia, trite, tritheism, trithing, tritiate, triticale, triticum, tritium

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How to use tritheism in a sentence

But, unhappily, in his zeal against Socinians and Sabellians, he used expressions which might be construed into Tritheism.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
And this is naturally to be expected, because God is one Trinitarianism is not Tritheism.
The Theology of Holiness|Dougan Clark
The treatise appeared to this professor anti-trinitarian, not in the direction of Unitarianism, however, but of Tritheism.
Pages From an Old Volume of Life|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
This is sufficient to show that the church denies and condemns Tritheism, and affirms the strict unity of God.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for tritheism

tritheism

/ (ˈtraɪθɪˌɪzəm) /

noun

theol belief in three gods, esp in the Trinity as consisting of three distinct gods

Derived forms of tritheism

tritheist, noun, adjectivetritheistic or tritheistical, adjective

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