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
XENOPHANES; PARMENIDES.—Xenophanes of Colophon is also a "unitarian."
From Initiation into Philosophy by Émile Faguet
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
The leaders of the American Revolution and the new republic held a mix of beliefs — some Christian, some Unitarian, some deistic or otherwise theistic.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
When she arrived this weekend at South Church Unitarian Universalist in Portsmouth, the pews were filled with nearly as many volunteers as voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Every fifteen minutes the readers paused for a short prayer: Catholic, Jewish, Unitarian, or Protestant.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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