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
Speaking of the Vedas, the author says that every one derives from them arguments in favor of his own creed, whether it be philosophical, mystical, unitarian, atheistic, Judaic, or Christian.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
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
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 ● Jul. 2, 2025
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
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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