unitarian

American  

[yoo-ni-tair-ee-uhn] / ˌyu nɪˈtɛər i ən /

noun

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

2. (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.

3. an advocate of unity or centralization, as in government.

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adjective

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

2. unitary.

Unitarian ¹ British  

/ ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən /

noun

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

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to Unitarians or Unitarianism

unitarian ² British  

/ ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən /

noun

1. a supporter of unity or centralization

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adjective

1. of or relating to unity or centralization

2. 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

In 1953 Updike married Mary Pennington, a Radcliffe graduate and the daughter of a Unitarian minister.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a series of cases over the past 15 years, the Supreme Court has moved in an unambiguously unitarian, pro-presidential direction.

From Salon

Cook, the Unitarian Universalist minister in Orange County, said he attends court at least twice a week.

From Los Angeles Times

Rev. Jason Cook, a minister at Tapestry, a Unitarian Universalist congregation, wore his traditional white collar and a colorful stole resembling stained glass when he arrived at immigration court in Santa Ana last Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

He had a clinic in Dallas as well as in Albuquerque, and he had a long-standing relationship with the Unitarian church in Dallas.

From Salon