partialism

partialism

English

Etymology

    From partial + -ism.

    Noun

    partialism (countable and uncountable, plural partialisms)

    1. (Christianity, theology) The doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity are each three parts of God; in other words, each one thirds of God.
    2. (Christianity, theology) The doctrine that Christ's atonement was made for only a part of humanity.
    3. Partiality; the quality of being partial.
    4. (psychiatry) The sexual attraction to specific parts of the body.

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