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tritheism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A belief in three gods, especially the nontrinitarian doctrine that God the Son, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are separate gods which is condemned as heresy by most Christian denominations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

(Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: heresy, unorthodoxy, polytheism

History

Etymology

From tri- + theism.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: triteismo — belief in three gods
  • Finnish: triteismi — belief in three gods
  • Finnish: kolmijumalaisuus — belief in three gods
  • French: trithéisme — belief in three gods
  • Galician: triteísmo — belief in three gods
  • German: Tritheismus — belief in three gods
  • German: Dreigötterglaube — belief in three gods
  • German: Dreigötterglauben — belief in three gods
  • German: Dreigötterei — belief in three gods
  • Indonesian: triteisme — belief in three gods
  • Italian: triteismo — belief in three gods
  • Polish: tryteizm — belief in three gods
  • Portuguese: triteísmo — belief in three gods
  • Russian: тритеи́зм (triteízm) — belief in three gods
  • Swedish: triteism — belief in three gods
  • Esperanto: triteismo — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • Finnish: triteismi — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • French: trithéisme — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • Galician: triteísmo — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • German: Tritheismus — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • German: Dreigötterglaube — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • German: Dreigötterglauben — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • German: Dreigötterei — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • Indonesian: triteisme — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • Italian: triteismo — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • Polish: tryteizm — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • Portuguese: triteísmo — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity
  • Russian: тритеи́зм (triteízm) — form of Christianity that denies the Trinity