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TRITHEISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tritheism" is a kind of...):
heresy; unorthodoxy (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)
polytheism (belief in multiple Gods)
Domain category:
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Derivation:
tritheist (someone (not an orthodox Christian) who believes that the Father and Son and Holy Ghost are three separate gods)
