UNITARIAN


Meaning of UNITARIAN in English

/yooh'ni tair"ee euhn/ , n.

1. a person who maintains that God is one being, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity.

2. ( cap. ) a member of a liberal religious denomination founded upon the doctrine that God is one being, and giving each congregation complete control over its affairs. Cf. Unitarian Universalism .

3. an advocate of unity or centralization, as in government.

adj.

4. ( cap. ) pertaining to the Unitarians or their doctrines; accepting Unitarianism; belonging to the Unitarians.

5. unitary.

[ 1680-90; unitari ( us ) (L unit ( as ) UNITY + -arius -ARY) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .