subordinationism: Meaning and Definition of

sub•or•di•na•tion•ism

Pronunciation: (su-bôr"dn-ā'shu-niz"um), [key]
— n. Theol.
  1. the doctrine that the first person of the Holy Trinity is superior to the second, and the second superior to the third.
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