monopatrism

English

Etymology

From Greek μόνος (only one) + Greek πατήρ (father), 'of the father only' or 'from the father only'.

Noun

monopatrism (uncountable)

1. (Christianity) In Christian theology, teachings that hold the Father as a singular source of a particular relation, for example: notion that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father only, as from the singular source of eternal procession.

Related terms

• monoprocessionism

See also

• pneumatology
• Holy Spirit