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Definition of Adoptionism
1. Noun. (Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adoptionism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adoptionism
Literary usage of Adoptionism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity by Kirsopp Lake (1922)
"This form of thought is generally known as adoptionism. The other way was to
think of Jesus as a pre-existent divine being who had become human. ..."
2. The Athanasian Creed: An Examination of Recent Theories Respecting Its Date by George Druce Wynne Ommanney (1875)
"Professor Heurtley has stated the case in regard to adoptionism so fully and ...
and Paulinus The heresy of adoptionism was, as Mr. Ffoulkes has observed, ..."
3. Manual of Universal Church History by Johannes Baptist Alzog (1876)
"... his diocese for the benefit of his flock, and it was not long before many
followed his example.2 § 173. First Heresies—Adelbert and Clement—adoptionism. ..."
4. A History of the Church by Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger (1841)
"adoptionism.* THE first great controversy which occupied the bishops and theologians
of the West, after the emigration of r»s * Beati (a priest at Astorga) ..."
5. History of the Church by Johannes Baptist Alzog (1912)
"... his diocese for the benefit of his flock, and it was not long before many
followed his example.* § 173. First Heresies—Adelbert and Clement—adoptionism. ..."
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