Servetus

American  

[ser-vee-tuhs] / sərˈvi təs /

noun

1. Michael, 1511–53, Spanish physician and theologian, accused of heresy and burned at the stake.

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Servetus British  

/ sɜːˈviːtəs /

noun

1. Michael, Spanish name Miguel Serveto. 1511–53, Spanish theologian and physician. He was burnt at the stake by order of Calvin for denying the doctrine of the Trinity and the divinity of Christ

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Other Word Forms

• Servetian
  noun
• Servetianism
  noun

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Servetus

The fire's victim was a 42-year-old Spaniard named Michael Servetus.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the cousin asked for details, Calvin gave the documentary proof that Dr. Michel de Villeneuve was indeed Michael Servetus, the man who had denounced the Trinity.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1532, his book already banned in Strasbourg and Basel, Servetus prudently packed up and got out of Reformation territory.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Historian Bainton concludes: "Servetus could not agree altogether with anybody."

From Time Magazine Archive

When Calvin stopped replying to his letters, Servetus, based in Vienna, continued to send a stream of increasingly vituperative correspondence.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin