unitarian
IPA: junʌtˈɛriʌn
Root Word: Unitarian
noun
- A follower of Unitarian Universalism or a similar non-credal religion that originated historically from Christian Unitarianism.
- 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).
- (Christianity) A Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, usually stressing some distinctions between God the Father and God the Son without denying the divinity of Jesus.
- (Islam) Synonym of Muwahhid, a Muslim advocating God's strict unity.
- (uncommon) Synonym of monotheist, a believer in the unity of God, particularly non-Christians (Muslims, Jews, etc.) discussed from a Christian perspective.
- A person who rejects dualism in other contexts.
- (now inexact) Alternative letter-case form of unitarian: any Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity. [(Christianity) A Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, usually stressing some distinctions between God the Father and God the Son without denying the divinity of Jesus.]
- (rare) Alternative letter-case form of unitarian: any monotheist, particularly non-Christian monotheists (Muslims, Jews, etc.) as discussed from a Christian perspective. [(Christianity) A Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, usually stressing some distinctions between God the Father and God the Son without denying the divinity of Jesus.]
adjective
- Pertaining to Unitarianism.
- Espousing a unitary view of something
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Examples of "unitarian" in Sentences
- The Unitarians are the liberals.
- Unitarianism is in a similar position.
- It is still in use as a Unitarian chapel.
- She was a member of the Unitarian church.
- It is now used by the Unitarian community.
- So is the unitarian purpose of this writing.
- Unitarian is the opposite of being dogmatic.
- Being a unitarian was a literal and real thing.
- The rest of the building retains the unitarian Gothic style.
- To the north is the Unitarian Church, which celebrated its tercentenary in 2008.
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