noun
- people who believe in tritheism, the doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct gods rather than one God in three persons
Usage: theological term
Examples
- The early church condemned tritheists for dividing the Trinity into separate deities.
- Some theologians accused their opponents of being tritheists.
- Tritheists reject the orthodox Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
- The council declared that tritheists had misunderstood the nature of God.
- Medieval debates often centered on distinguishing tritheists from orthodox believers.