Main Entry:

adop·tion·ism

Variant(s):

or adop·tian·ism \-shə-ˌni-zəm\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often capitalized

Date:

1874

: the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption

— adop·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ noun often capitalized