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Traducianism — • In general the doctrine that, in the process of generation, the human spiritual soul is transmitted to the offspring by the parents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Traducianism Traducianism … Catholic encyclopedia
Traducianism — Tra*du cian*ism, n. (Theol.) The doctrine that human souls are produced by the act of generation; opposed to creationism, and infusionism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
traducianism — [trə do͞o′shən iz΄əm, trədyo͞o′shən iz΄əm] n. [< LL traducianus, believer in this doctrine < tradux, a shoot, lit., that which is brought over < traducere: see TRADUCE] Theol. the doctrine that a child s soul is generated by the child s… … English World dictionary
Traducianism — In Christian theology, traducianism is a doctrine about the origin of the soul (or synonymously, spirit ), in one of the biblical uses of word to mean the immaterial aspect of man (Genesis 35:18, Matthew 10:28). Traducianism means that this… … Wikipedia
traducianism — traducianist, traducian, n., adj. traducianistic, adj. /treuh dooh sheuh niz euhm, dyooh /, n. Theol. the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Cf. creationism (def. 3). [1840 50; < LL traducianus transmitter (traduci ,… … Universalium
traducianism — The theory that the soul of a child is transmitted to it (along with original sin ) by its parents. The doctrine avoids the problem that if God creates every soul afresh, He would do well to make them free of sin. See creationism … Philosophy dictionary
traducianism — tra·du·cian·ism … English syllables
traducianism — Традуцианизм … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
traducianism — /trəˈdjuʃənɪzəm/ (say truh dyoohshuhnizuhm) noun Theology 1. the doctrine that both one s soul and body are inherited from one s parents. 2. the teaching that original sin is transmitted at birth from parent to child. {Late Latin trāduciānus a… …
traducianism — əˌnizəm noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin traducianismus, from Medieval Latin traducianus + Latin ismus ism : a theological doctrine that the human souls of new infants are generated from the souls of their parents at the moment of conception much… … Useful english dictionary
