"modalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: modalisms [plural]
Etymology: modal + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|modal|ism}} modal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} modalism (countable and uncountable, plural modalisms)
  1. (Christianity) The nontrinitarian doctrine that God, who is one person, has three modes of divine revelation (the Father, Son, and Spirit), contrary to the orthodox belief that the three persons are all fully God. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity Derived forms: modalist Translations (doctrine): modalisme [masculine] (Catalan), modalismi (Finnish), modalismo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-modalism-en-noun-bGG8aaX4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: Christianity

Inflected forms

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