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PRONUNCIATION OF ADOPTIONISM

adoptionism  [əˈdɒpʃənɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADOPTIONISM

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Adoptionism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ADOPTIONISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

adoptionism

Adoptionism

Adoptionism, sometimes called dynamic monarchianism, is a minority Christian belief that Jesus was adopted as God's Son either at his baptism, his resurrection, or his ascension. According to Epiphanius's account of the Ebionites, the group believed that Jesus was chosen because of his sinless devotion to the will of God. Adoptionism was declared heresy at the end of the 2nd century and was rejected by the Synods of Antioch and the First Council of Nicaea, which defined the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity and identified the man Jesus with the eternally begotten Son or Word of God. Some scholars see Adoptionist concepts in the Gospel of Mark and in the writings of the Apostle Paul. According to this view, though Mark has Jesus as the Son of God, references occurring at the strategic points in 1:1, 5:7 and 15:39, the concept of the Virgin Birth of Jesus had not been developed or elucidated at the time of the writing of this early Christian text. By the time the Gospels of Luke and Matthew were written, Jesus is identified as being the Son of God from the time of birth. Finally, the Gospel of John portrays him as the pre-existent Word as existing "in the beginning".

Definition of adoptionism in the English dictionary

The definition of adoptionism in the dictionary is an early Greek theology that Jesus was a man gifted with divine powers; subsequently, from the 8th century, the belief that Jesus was only the adopted, not true, son of God.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADOPTIONISM


abolitionism
ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm
abstentionism
æbˈstɛnʃənɪzəm
adoptianism
əˈdɒpʃənɪzəm
annihilationism
əˌnaɪɪˈleɪʃənɪzəm
connectionism
kəˈnɛkʃənɪzəm
constructionism
kənˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
contortionism
kənˈtɔːʃənɪzəm
conversationism
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənɪzəm
dissolutionism
ˌdɪsəˈluːʃənɪzəm
evolutionism
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪzəm
interventionism
ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪzəm
obstructionism
əbˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
Pan-Asianism
ˈpænˈeɪʃənɪzəm
progressionism
prəʊˈɡreʃənɪzəm
protectionism
prəˈtekʃənɪzəm
reactionism
rɪˈækʃənɪzəm
Rosicrucianism
ˌrəʊzɪˈkruːʃənɪzəm
secessionism
sɪˈsɛʃənɪzəm
suggestionism
səˈdʒɛstʃənɪzəm
tolerationism
ˌtɒləˈreɪʃənɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADOPTIONISM

adopt
adoptability
adoptable
adopted
adoptee
adopter
adoptianism
adoptianist
adoption
adoption agency
adoption curve
adoption panel
adoption papers
adoptionist
adoptious
adoptive
adoptively
adorability
adorable
adorableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADOPTIONISM

abstract expressionism
anachronism
antagonism
creationism
exhibitionism
expansionism
expressionism
hedonism
impressionism
interactionism
isolationism
mechanism
monism
Mormonism
Parkinsonism
perfectionism
Platonism
reductionism
trade unionism
unionism
Zionism

Synonyms and antonyms of adoptionism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adoptionism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADOPTIONISM

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The translations of adoptionism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adoptionism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嗣子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adopcionismo
570 millions of speakers

English

adoptionism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

adoptionism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

adoptionism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Adoptionism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adoptionism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

adoptionism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adoptionism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adoptisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adoptianismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

養子論
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양자론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adoptionism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

adoptionism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Adoptionism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दत्तकविरोध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adoptionism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adoptionism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Adopcjanizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Adoptionism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Adopționism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

adoptionism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adopsionisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Adoptionism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adopsjonalismen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adoptionism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADOPTIONISM»

The term «adoptionism» is used very little and occupies the 180.905 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADOPTIONISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adoptionism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADOPTIONISM»

Discover the use of adoptionism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adoptionism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics: Surveying the ...
TERM ADOPTIONISM refers to a Christian heresy that can be traced back to as early as the second century, but was not promoted strongly until the eighth century by Spanish bishop Elipandus of Toledo. Adoptionism is a belief that Jesus was ...
Ed Hindson, Ergun Caner, 2008
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Messiah and the Throne: Jewish Merkabah Mysticism and Early ...
Later this view met with criticism but it seems that adoptionism was often misunderstood. Many commentators seem to oppose the theory because they think that adoptionism refers to an ontological change in the resurrection.1 7 As we have ...
Timo Eskola, 2001
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The Crucified God in the Carolingian Era: Theology and Art ...
The dispute over Adoptionism began in Spain in the early 780s. It did not gain the attention of Charlemagne's court circle until 791-792, however, when Bishop Felix of Urgel, a city in the Spanish March that had come under Charles' control in  ...
Celia Chazelle, 2001
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The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of ...
These same canons were also quoted in the controversy over adoptionism. The advocates of adoptionism laid great stress on the use of the terms "adoption" and "adoptive" in the Spanish liturgies, whose rule of prayer seemed to lay down ...
Jaroslav Pelikan, 1978
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Silent Music: Medieval Song and the Construction of History ...
Burriel was one of the first to question such attributions of liturgical texts, all of which are anonymous in the medieval manuscript sources.83 For Elipandus the authorship of the prayers guaranteed their orthodoxy; the language of adoptionism ...
Susan Boynton, 2011
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The Early Medieval World: From the Fall of Rome to the Time ...
In part a response to attacks by Beatus of Liebana, an influential Spanish writer, and Charlemagne's own interest in the defense of orthodoxy, Carolingian ecclesiastics turned their attention to Adoptionism in the early 790s. In 793, Felix was ...
Michael Frassetto, 2013
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Manana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective
Adoptionism. While theearly church struggledwith thethreat andthe temptation of gnostic docetism, the extreme oppositealso ... was adoptionism,aview that took many differentshapes butthatingeneral declared thatJesus was a "mere man" who ...
Justo L. González, 2010
8
The Dome of Eden: A New Solution to the Problem of Creation ...
The only way liberal theologians can coherently deny the doctrine of preexistence is to embrace some form of Adoptionism. Adoptionism portrays Jesus as a very good man upon whom the spirit of God descended at his baptism . Adoptionism ...
Stephen H. Webb, 2010
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The Person of Christ
The danger of Adoptionism is a constant one to the church. Repeatedly it was confronted by the question as to how to escape Adoptionism without becoming monophysite. The problems under discussion emerge clearly into view when we  ...
G. C. Berkouwer, 1954
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Spirit Christology and Trinity in the Theology of David Coffey
In part, the issue of adoptionism** had already been addressed in the New Testament itself,45 but this work continued throughout the early period of christological reflection. The challenge of responding effectively to the issue of adoptionism ...
Declan O'Byrne, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADOPTIONISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adoptionism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Catholic Religion Quiz, Part I
D. A, B, and C refer, respectively to Reincarnation, Adoptionism, and Sabellianism—all heresies the Church has long rejected. God the Son ... «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
2
Progressive Christianity in the Spotlight
Adoptionism: Jesus began his life as nothing but a human being – an unusually gifted one, possibly, but not one metaphysically different from ... «Patheos, May 15»
3
Sin Is In: 7 (Deadly) Sin Books for Spring and Summer
Early christological heresies like Adoptionism, Subordinationism, and Subhumanism (seriously, we're not making that last one up) can teach ... «Publishers Weekly, May 15»
4
Rom 1:3-4 as a Non-Adoptionist Text with Christology of Incarnation …
... presumbed to lie behind Rom 1:3-4 has no more life setting in early Christianity that the adoptionism suspected behind Mark 1:9-11.” «Patheos, Feb 15»
5
Must You Believe in the Doctrine of the Trinity to Be a Christian?
... adoptionism, modalism, tritheism, etc.). Once the doctrine of the Trinity was constructed and embraced by the church ecumenical (Orthodox, ... «Patheos, Feb 15»
6
'Many of these gods come from stars': The fascinating true story of …
They believed that Joseph was the biological father of Jesus. Part of their Christology was “adoptionism”–they thought Jesus was adopted as ... «Raw Story, Dec 14»
7
Evidence for biblical Christ put under microscope
Adoptionism, for example, was an early Christian heresy that taught Jesus was born as a non-divine man, was supremely virtuous and was ... «WND.com, Dec 14»
8
The Not-So-Virgin Birth of the Christmas Story
Jewish converts promoted a theory called “adoptionism” in which Jesus is uniquely adopted as God's son later in life. The Gospel of Mark for ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Dec 14»
9
Destiny Spirit Bloom Farming Guide
You can check out Adoptionism' video tutorial for the detailed farming route and exact locations that you need to find to farm the rare material. «SegmentNext, Sep 14»
10
History and Heresy
Adoptionism teaches that Jesus was human, but he became the Son of God by Adoption. At some point in Jesus life (usually at his baptism) ... «Patheos, Aug 14»

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