tritheism

[trahy-thee-iz-uhm]

tri·the·ism

[trahy-thee-iz-uhm]
noun Theology.
belief in three Gods, especially in the doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three distinct Gods, each an independent center of consciousness and determination.

Origin:
1670–80; tri- + theism

tri·the·ist, noun, adjective
tri·the·is·tic, tri·the·is·ti·cal, adjective
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tritheism (ˈtraɪθɪˌɪzəm)
 
n
theol belief in three gods, esp in the Trinity as consisting of three distinct gods
 
'tritheist
 
n, —adj
 
trithe'istic
 
adj
 
trithe'istical
 
adj

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