unitarian
Americannoun
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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.
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
noun
adjective
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of or relating to unity or centralization
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another word for unitary
Other Word Forms
- non-Unitarian adjective
- nonunitarian noun
- pro-Unitarian adjective
Etymology
Origin of unitarian
1680–90; < New Latin ūnitāri ( us ) ( Latin ūnit ( ās ) unity + -ārius -ary ) + -an
Example Sentences
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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
It was produced at once by the general spirit of the time and by the unitarian ideas peculiar to the Germans.
From The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Tocqueville, Alexis de
From 1881 he was editor-in-chief of The Christian Union, renamed The Outlook in 1893; this periodical reflected his efforts toward social reform, and, in theology, a liberality, humanitarian and nearly unitarian.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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