tritheism

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• Tritheism — is the belief that there are three distinct, powerful gods, who form a triad. Generally three gods are envisaged as having separate powers and separate supreme beings or spheres of influence but working together. In this respect tritheism differs …   Wikipedia

• Tritheism — Tri the*ism, n. [Pref. tri + Gr. ? God: cf. F. trith[ e]isme.] The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tritheism — 1> рел. трехбожие; вера в триединого бога …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• tritheism — (религия) трехбожие; вера в триединого бога …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• tritheism — noun Date: 1678 the doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods • tritheist noun or adjective • tritheistic or tritheistical adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tritheism — noun a) A belief in three gods b) Any of several forms of Christianity that deny the Trinity …   Wiktionary

• tritheism — n 1. трехбожие; 2. вера в триединого бога …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

• tritheism — [traɪ θiːɪz(ə)m] 1) Общая лексика: вера в триединого бога, трёхбожие 2) Религия: доктрина разделения Св. Троицы, (The heresy of separating the members of the Trinity as three distinct deities) трёхбожие …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• tritheism (The heresy of separating the members of the Trinity as three distinct deities) — Религия: трёхбожие …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• Roscellinus — Roscellinus, also called Roscelin of Compiègne or in Latin Roscellinus Compendiensis and Rucelinus (c. 1050 ndash;c. 1125), was a French philosopher and theologian, often regarded as the founder of nominalism (cfr. Scholasticism).BiographyHe was… …   Wikipedia