unitarian
noun
a person who maintains that God is one being, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity.
unitarian
American
[yoo-ni-tair-ee-uhn]
/ ˌju nɪˈtɛər i ən /
noun
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a person who maintains that God is one being, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity.
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(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.
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an advocate of unity or centralization, as in government.
adjective
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(initial capital letter) pertaining to the Unitarians or their doctrines; accepting Unitarianism; belonging to the Unitarians.
Unitarian
1
British
/ ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən /
noun
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theol a person who believes that God is one being and rejects the doctrine of the Trinity
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ecclesiast an upholder of Unitarianism, esp a member of the Church ( Unitarian Church ) that embodies this system of belief
adjective
unitarian
2
British
/ ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən /
noun
adjective
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of or relating to unity or centralization
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another word for unitary
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unitarian
1680–90; < New Latin ūnitāri ( us ) ( Latin ūnit ( ās ) unity + -ārius -ary ) + -an
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In a series of cases over the past 15 years, the Supreme Court moved in an unambiguously unitarian, pro-presidential direction.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
In a series of cases over the past 15 years, the Supreme Court has moved in an unambiguously unitarian, pro-presidential direction.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
All of the grownups belonged to churches, except for one wiseguy who described himself as a lapsed unitarian.
From Time ● Sep. 26, 2014
Sorensen evinced a Midwestern sensibility, a unitarian compassion and an unmatched, razor-sharp wit.
From Time ● Nov. 19, 2010
He afterwards turned unitarian, and perhaps at last deist.
From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Adam Storey Farrar
In 1953 Updike married Mary Pennington, a Radcliffe graduate and the daughter of a Unitarian minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Rev. Julie Conrady, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Churches of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, and president of a local interfaith group, stood up to speak.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
Walking into the Unitarian church in Pasadena, I was deeply uncomfortable, even though I knew it was a welcoming crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
My theory: Too few people know about Unitarian Universalist churches, where we focus on deeds, not creeds.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
I had been a Methodist for the first nine years of my life, before my father died and we moved and turned Unitarian.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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