unitarian

From unitary +‎ -ian.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌjuːnɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌjunəˈtɛɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

unitarian (comparative more unitarian, superlative most unitarian)

1. Espousing a unitary view of something

   the unitarian position on executive power

unitarian (plural unitarians)

1. (Christianity) A Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, usually stressing some distinctions between God the Father and God the Son without denying the divinity of Jesus.

   Antonym: trinitarian

2. (Islam) Synonym of Muwahhid, a Muslim advocating God's strict unity.
3. (uncommon) Synonym of monotheist, a believer in the unity of God, particularly non-Christians (Muslims, Jews, etc.) discussed from a Christian perspective.
4. A person who rejects dualism in other contexts.

   Antonym: dualist

• (nontrinitarian Christian): unipersonalist; Unitarian (inexact); Arian (inexact, usually pej.)

“unitarian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Borrowed from French unitarien.

unitarian m or n (feminine singular unitariană, masculine plural unitarieni, feminine and neuter plural unitariene)

1. Unitarian