unitarian
pronunciation
How to pronounce unitarian in British English:
UK [ˌju:nɪ'teərɪən]
How to pronounce unitarian in American English:
US [ˌjunɪ'terɪrn]
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- Noun:
- adherent of Unitarianism
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characterizing Unitarianism
Word Origin
- unitarian (n.)
- 1680s, "one who rejects the doctrine of the Trinity," from Modern Latin unitarius (1650s), from Latin unitas (see unity) + -ian. Applied to Muslims and other non-Christian monotheists, but especially (and with a capital -u-) of a Christian body originally founded upon the doctrine of unipersonality. The American Unitarian Association formed in 1825. As an adjective from 1680s.
Example
- 1. Moreover , our unitarian state system and republican democracy is in danger of being replaced with different alternatives .
- 2. Humanitarian concerns are entrusted to a related organization , the unitarian universalist service committee .
- 3. It is acceptable to the modern world because of its unitarian , puritanical denial of magic .
- 4. Even he is a member of the non-doctrinal unitarian church , prefers to refer to himself as " non-theist " rather than atheist , and refused to be interviewed for this piece .
- 5. For unitarian universalists , and other liberal movements , it is regarded as a sacred text , but not as a divinely revealed work .