tetradite

tetradite
\\ˈte.trəˌdīt\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Tetradites, from Late Greek Tetraditēs, a heretic, from Greek tetrad-, tetras tetrad, four + -itēs -ite
: one holding that there are four persons in God

the epithet of Tetradite has historically been applied to Nestorians and Origenists among others


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  • Tetradite — Tet ra*dite, n. [See {Tetrad}.] A person in some way remarkable with regard to the number four, as one born on the fourth day of the month, or one who reverenced four persons in the Godhead. Smart. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tetradite — tet·rad·ite …   English syllables

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