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soʊˈsɪn i ənsocini·an

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Sociniannoun

    an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology

Wiktionary

  1. Sociniannoun

    A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the late-16th century.

    "He was a Polish Socinian."

  2. Socinianadjective

    Pertaining to the Socinians.

    "a Socinian catechism"

  3. Etymology: From the Latin name Socinus, relating to either Lelio Sozzini or Fausto Sozzini, or both.

Wikipedia

  1. socinian

    Socinianism () is a Nontrinitarian Christian belief system developed and co-founded during the Protestant Reformation by the Italian Renaissance humanists and theologians Lelio Sozzini (Latin: Laelius Socinus) and Fausto Sozzini (Latin: Faustus Socinus), uncle and nephew, respectively.It was developed among the Polish Brethren in the Polish Reformed Church between the 16th and 17th centuries, and embraced by the Unitarian Church of Transylvania during the same period. Socinianism is most famous for its Nontrinitarian Christian beliefs about the unitary nature of God and the human nature of Jesus but contains a number of other distinctive theological doctrines, such as the denial of divine foreknowledge regarding the actions of free agents and rejection of the pre-existence of Christ.

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  1. socinian

    Socinian refers to the specific doctrines of a Christian sect founded during the 16th century by Italian theologians Fausto Sozzini and his uncle Lelio Sozzini, who denied several traditional Christian doctrines including predestination, original sin, and the trinity. The term is often used to describe anyone who holds similar beliefs, particularly non-trinitarianism. The Socinian theology was later developed into what is now known as Unitarianism.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Socinianadjective

    of or pertaining to Socinus, or the Socinians

  2. Sociniannoun

    one of the followers of Socinus; a believer in Socinianism

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Socinian

    sō-sin′i-an, adj. pertaining to Socinus, the name of two celebrated heresiarchs, uncle and nephew, who in the 16th century denied the doctrine of the Trinity, the deity of Christ, &c.—n. a follower of Lælius and Faustus Socinus, one who refuses to accept the divinity of Christ, a Unitarian.—n. Socin′ianism, the doctrines of Socinus.

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  1. anionics

  2. Nicosian

  3. oscinian

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Socinian in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Socinian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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