unitarianism

English - Turkish

Definition of unitarianism in English Turkish dictionary: teslis doktrini karşıtı öğreti; (isim) Teslis doktrini karşıtı öğreti; Üniteryanizm

English - English

Definition of unitarianism in English English dictionary: referring to the Unitarian Church; short for Unitarian Universalism; The religious belief that God is a single Person; The belief in a single God, not divided into any aspects, particularly when presented as a contrast to Christian trinitarianism; Religious movement that stresses free use of reason in religion, holds that God exists in only one person, and denies the divinity of Jesus and the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Its modern roots are traced to several liberal, radical, and rationalist thinkers of the Protestant Reformation, who were in turn inspired by Arius. The mainstream of British and American Unitarianism grew out of Calvinist Puritanism. The scientist Joseph Priestley was a founder of the English Unitarians, who became a force in Parliament and were noted advocates of social reform. In the U.S., Unitarianism developed out of New England Congregationalism that rejected the 18th-century revival movement. Transcendentalism injected Unitarianism with a new interest that attracted many more followers. See also Calvinism, Universalism; {i} Unitarian doctrine, doctrine which states that God is one being and rejects Trinitarianism; {i} advocation of centralized government; The doctrines of Unitarians; Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity