Definitions for tritheism
ˈtraɪ θiˌɪz əmtrithe·ism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tritheismnoun

   (Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tritheismnoun

   A belief in three gods

2. tritheismnoun

   Any of several forms of Christianity that deny the Trinity

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tritheismnoun

   The opinion which holds three distinct gods.

   Etymology: tritheisme, Fr. τρεῖς and ϑεὸς.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tritheism

   Tritheism (from Greek τριθεΐα, "three divinity") is a nontrinitarian Christian heresy in which the unity of the Trinity and thus monotheism are denied. It represents more a "possible deviation" than any actual school of thought positing three separate deities. It was usually "little more than a hostile label" applied to those who emphasized the individuality of each hypostasis or divine person—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—over the unity of the Trinity as a whole. The accusation was especially popular between the 3rd and 7th centuries AD.In the history of Christianity, various theologians have been accused of lapsing into tritheism. Among the earliest were the monophysites John Philoponos (died c. 570) and his followers, such as Eugenios and Konon of Tarsos. They taught that the common nature of the Trinity is an abstraction, so that while the three persons are consubstantial they are distinct in their properties. Their view was an attempt to reconcile Aristotle with Christianity. This view, which was defended by Patriarch Peter III of Antioch, was condemned as tritheism at a synod in Alexandria in 616. It was again condemned as tritheism at the third council of Constantinople in 680–81.In Late Antiquity, several heretical movements criticized Orthodoxy as equivalent to tritheism. The Sabellians, Monarchians and Pneumatomachoi labelled their opponents tritheists. Jews and Muslims frequently criticized Trinitarianism as merely dressed-up tritheism (see Islamic view of the Trinity). Groups accused by the orthodox of tritheism include the Anomoeans and Nestorians.In the Middle Ages, the scholastic Roscelin was accused of tritheism. He was an extreme nominalist who saw the three divine persons as separately existing. He was condemned as a tritheist at the synod of Soissons in or about 1092. The realist scholastic Gilbert de la Porrée erred in the opposite direction, by distinguishing between three divine beings and the essence of God (making a quaternity rather than a trinity), and was accused of tritheism. He was condemned at the council of Reims in 1148. Gilbert's ideas influenced Joachim of Fiore and the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) tried to clarify the issue by confirming the numerical unity of the Trinity.In modern times, the Austrian Catholic Anton Günther, in an effort to refute Hegelian pantheism, declared three divine persons to be three absolute and distinct realities bound together only by their shared origin.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tritheismnoun

   the opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods

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1. Tritheism

   Tritheism is the belief that cosmic divinity is composed of three equally powerful entities. As generally conceived, three gods are envisioned as having separate domains and spheres of influence that coalesce into an omnipotent whole. In this primary respect, tritheism differs from cosmic dualism, which often posits two divine powers working in theologic or spiritual opposition. Most Christian denominations do not hold the universe as spiritually tritheistic, although some nontrinitarian denominations stray slightly from pure monotheism and the duality between God and Satan. The term has been sporadically used to spearhead heresy accusations, especially when employed against Christian sects promoting allegedly anathema conceptions of the Trinity.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tritheism

   trī′thē-izm, n. the doctrine of three Gods: the opinion that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are actually different beings.—n. Trī′theist, one who maintains the doctrine of tritheism.—adjs. Tritheis′tic, -al. [Gr. treis, three, theos, a god.]

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1. • Heresy
   • Polytheism

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tritheism in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tritheism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tritheism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tritheism
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tritheism
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritheism
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tritheism
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tritheism
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tritheism