unitarian
noun
a person who maintains that God is one being, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity.
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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
But he thoroughly identified his tastes and prejudices with those of his rude followers, and in politics he was fiercely unitarian.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
Right around that time, a Unitarian Universalist church was built near our home.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
In 1953 Updike married Mary Pennington, a Radcliffe graduate and the daughter of a Unitarian minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Fredric and Althea married at the Unitarian Church in downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024
It also cites theological teachings allowing abortion in at least some circumstances by Islamic, Episcopal, Unitarian Universalist and Pagan faiths.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Less than two weeks after the gathering—on August 2, 1848—a second women’s rights convention, organized by Amy Post, a prominent Quaker abolitionist, took place at the Unitarian church in Rochester, New York.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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