Unitarian
See also: unitarian
English
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Etymology
editRelated to New Latin ūnitārius (from Latin ūnitās (“unity”)) -an. First documented as unitaria religio, in a decree of the Diet of Lécfalva (1600). In English since 1687 [1]
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Noun
editUnitarian (plural Unitarians)
- (now inexact) Alternative letter-case form of unitarian: any Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity.
- Antonym: Trinitarian
- 1836, Alexander Fleming, A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Presbytery of Paisley,:
- But since Smith's ( of Norwich ) Bill passed , in 1813 , relieving Unitarians, as a religious sect, from the operation of the old law
- A follower of Unitarian Universalism or a similar non-credal religion that originated historically from Christian Unitarianism.
- Synonym: Unitarian Universalist
- 2020, Jenny Offill, Weather, Granta Books (2021), page 197:
- The Unitarians never kneel. But I want to kneel.
- (rare) Alternative letter-case form of unitarian: any monotheist, particularly non-Christian monotheists (Muslims, Jews, etc.) as discussed from a Christian perspective.
- A member of a political movement advocating a unitary state rather than a federal one, especially the Unitarios of nineteenth century Argentina (known as the Unitarian Party in English).
Derived terms
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edita modern follower of Unitarian Universalism
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(political) a member of the Argentianian Unitarios
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Adjective
editUnitarian (comparative more Unitarian, superlative most Unitarian)
- Pertaining to Unitarianism.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Traps are Laid for a Great Quarry”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- It was no less than whether the psychic movement in Britain was destined to take a Unitarian or a Trinitarian course.
Translations
editpertaining to Unitarianism
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