adoptionism
adop·tion·ism
noun, often capitalized \-shə-ˌni-zəm\Definition of ADOPTIONISM
: the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption
— adop·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ noun often capitalized
Variants of ADOPTIONISM
adop·tion·ism or adop·tian·ism \-shə-ˌni-zəm\
First Known Use of ADOPTIONISM
1833
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