tritheism

American  

[trahy-thee-iz-uhm] / ˈtraɪ θiˌɪz əm /

noun

Theology.

1. 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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tritheism British  

/ ˈtraɪθɪˌɪzəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• tritheist noun
• tritheistic adjective
• tritheistical adjective

Etymology

Origin of tritheism

First recorded in 1670–80; tri- + theism

Example Sentences

In this we find the same peculiar style, the same self-assertion, but we must note, in addition, the distinct tritheism which pervades it.

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Too often it is so held, and so preached and represented, as in this case, that monotheism is tacitly abandoned in favour of ditheism or tritheism. 

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In the speculation as to the negotiation of this substitutionary transaction, the language of the theologians had degenerated into stark tritheism.

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The application of this principle to the doctrine of the Trinity landed him in tritheism, and he did not shrink from the reproach.

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