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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OTHER WORDS FROM tritheism
tri·the·ist, noun, adjectivetri·the·is·tic, tri·the·is·ti·cal, adjectiveWords nearby tritheism
trit., tritagonist, tritanomaly, tritanopia, trite, tritheism, trithing, tritiate, triticale, triticum, tritium
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Example sentences from the Web for tritheism
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 MacaulayAnd this is naturally to be expected, because God is one Trinitarianism is not Tritheism.
The Theology of Holiness|Dougan ClarkThe 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.
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, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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