unitarian

[ yoo-ni-tair-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌyu nɪˈtɛər i ən /

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noun

a person who maintains that God is one being, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity.

(initial capital letter) a member of a liberal religious denomination founded upon the doctrine that God is one being, and giving each congregation complete control over its affairs.Compare Unitarian Universalism.

an advocate of unity or centralization, as in government.

adjective

(initial capital letter) pertaining to the Unitarians or their doctrines; accepting Unitarianism; belonging to the Unitarians.

unitary.

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Origin of unitarian

1680–90; <New Latin ūnitāri(us) (Latin ūnit(ās) unity + -ārius-ary) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM unitarian

non·u·ni·tar·i·an, nounnon-U·ni·tar·i·an, adjective, nounpro-U·ni·tar·i·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby unitarian

unispiral, unit, UNITA, unitage, unitard, unitarian, Unitarianism, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist Association, unitary, unitary authority

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How to use unitarian in a sentence

The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Mr. Mitchell was nominally a Unitarian in his religious creed, but he held very lax notions of this theology, and verged to Deism.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The party of the capital was called the Porteos—the men of the Port—and they took the place of the old Unitarian party.
Argentina|W. A. Hirst
I shall not soon forget the first time I preached to a large Unitarian audience, with a good mixture of city people.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall

This word distinguishes a peculiar Unitarian Church, something like the Methodist.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall

British Dictionary definitions for unitarian (1 of 2)

unitarian

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən) /

noun

a supporter of unity or centralization

adjective

of or relating to unity or centralization

another word for unitary

British Dictionary definitions for unitarian (2 of 2)

Unitarian

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən) /

noun

theol a person who believes that God is one being and rejects the doctrine of the Trinity

ecclesiast an upholder of Unitarianism, esp a member of the Church (Unitarian Church) that embodies this system of belief

adjective

of or relating to Unitarians or Unitarianism

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