Variant: or adop · tian · ism
Pronunciation: -sh ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Date: 1874
: the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption
– adop · tion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ noun often cap
Variant: or adop · tian · ism
Pronunciation: -sh ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Date: 1874
: the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption
– adop · tion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ noun often cap
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012