Tritheist (Noun)
Meaning
Someone (not an orthodox Christian) who believes that the Father and Son and Holy Ghost are three separate gods.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The ancient heretic was accused of being a tritheist for rejecting the concept of the Holy Trinity as one God in three coequal persons.
- In some modern pagan traditions, a tritheist view of the divine is seen as a way to reconcile the worship of multiple deities.
- Critics of the new age movement argued that its emphasis on individual spiritual experience led some adherents to adopt a tritheist worldview.
- The theologian's unconventional views on the nature of God led some to label him a tritheist, although he insisted that his ideas were simply a reinterpretation of traditional doctrine.
- The ancient philosopher's writings were later condemned as tritheist by the early Christian church, which saw them as a threat to orthodox theology.