different between tritheism vs tetratheism

English

Etymology

tri- +? theism

Noun

tritheism (usually uncountable, plural tritheisms)

1. A belief in three gods.
2. Any of several forms of Christianity that deny the Trinity.

Related terms

• atheism
• bitheism
• ditheism
• henotheism
• monotheism
• nontheism
• panentheism
• pantheism
• polytheism
• theism
• unitheism

Translations

Anagrams

• mirthiest

English

Etymology

From tetra- +? theism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?.t??.??i.?z?m/

Noun

tetratheism (uncountable)

1. A belief in four gods.
2. (Christianity) The belief that there are four elements in the Christian Godhead—the three hypostases (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) of the Trinity and a divine essence out of which each of these originates.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:tetratheism.

Derived terms

• tetratheist

Related terms

• tritheism
• polytheism
• monotheism
• henotheism
• atheism

References

• tetratheism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Tetratheism in Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary, London, W. & R. Chambers, 1907. p. 1003.
• Tetratheism in Canney, Maurice A. An Encyclopaedia of Religions, London, G. Routledge, 1921. p. 351. ?OCLC.
• Hook, Julius N. The Grand Panjandrum and 2,699 Other Rare, Useful, and Delightful Words and Expressions. Revised and expanded. New York: Collier Books, 1991. p. 132. ?ISBN.

See also

• trinitarianism