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noun
The doctrine that the soul or spirit is inherited from one or both parents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English traducian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English traducianism From traducian + -ism.
