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Socinian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /soʊˈsɪn.iː.ən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the Socinians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a Socinian catechism

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the late 16th century.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was a Polish Socinian.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disciple, adherent

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Sociniānus.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: sociniánský — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Danish: sociniansk — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Finnish: socinolainen — pertaining to the Socinians
  • French: socinien — pertaining to the Socinians
  • German: sozinianisch — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Italian: sociniano — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Norwegian: sociniansk — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Polish: socyniański — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Polish: ariański — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Portuguese: sociniano — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Russian: социнианский (socinianskij) — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Serbo-Croatian: социнијански — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Serbo-Croatian: socinijanski — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Slovene: socinijanski — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Spanish: sociniano — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Swahili: sociniani — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Swedish: sociniansk — pertaining to the Socinians
  • Catalan: socinià — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Chinese Mandarin: 索齊尼派教徒 /索齐尼派教徒 (suoqinipaijiaotu) — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Czech: socinián — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Finnish: socinolainen — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • French: socinien — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • French: socinienne — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • German: Sozinianer — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • German: Sozinianerin — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Italian: sociniano — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Polish: socynianin — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Polish: arianin — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Polish: arianka — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Portuguese: sociniano — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Russian: социниа́нин (sociniánin) — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Serbo-Croatian: социнијанац — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Serbo-Croatian: socinijanac — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Slovene: socinijanec — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Spanish: sociniano — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination
  • Welsh: Sociniaid — a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination