Main Entry:

So·cin·i·an

Pronunciation:

\sə-ˈsi-nē-ən, sō-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin socinianus, from Faustus Socinus

Date:

1621

: an adherent of a 16th and 17th century theological movement professing belief in God and adherence to the Christian Scriptures but denying the divinity of Christ and consequently denying the Trinity

— Socinian adjective

— So·cin·i·an·ism \-nē-ə-ˌni-zəm\ noun