adoptionism
adoptionism · adoptionisms
A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God…A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: adoptionisms| Singular | adoptionism |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedadoptionist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable