TRITHEISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tritheism mean? 

• TRITHEISM (noun)
  The noun TRITHEISM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TRITHEISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRITHEISM (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)