Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modalism

/mˈoʊdəlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: modal-ism
IPA: /mˈoʊdəlɪzəm/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nontrinitarian doctrine that God, who is one person, has three modes of divine revelation (the Father, Son, and Spirit), contrary to the orthodox belief that the three persons are all fully God.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From modal + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: modal

Usage

Inflected Forms

modalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

modalist

Questions

How do you pronounce modalism?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈoʊdəlɪzəm/.
What does modalism mean?: The nontrinitarian doctrine that God, who is one person, has three modes of divine revelation (the Father, Son, and Spirit), contrary to the orthodox belief that the three persons are all fully God.
Where does modalism come from?: From modal + -ism.

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