modalism

English

Etymology

From modal +‎ -ism.

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.

Derived terms

• modalist

Translations

doctrine

• Catalan: modalisme m
• Finnish: modalismi
• Italian: modalismo m

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