"adoptionism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From adoption + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adoption|ism}} adoption + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} adoptionism (uncountable)
  1. (Christianity) 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. Wikidata QID: Q366287 Wikipedia link: adoptionism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity Derived forms: adoptionist Translations (form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God adopted him): adozionismo [masculine] (Italian), adopcjanizm [masculine] (Polish), adocionismo [masculine] (Portuguese)

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