Tritheism
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Tritheism is a theological doctrine that interprets the Christian Godhead as three distinct and separate gods rather than one God in three persons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tritheism canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tritheism Context triple: [Trinity, contrastedWith, Tritheism]
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A.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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B.
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
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C.
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
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D.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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E.
Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tritheism Target entity description: Tritheism is a theological doctrine that interprets the Christian Godhead as three distinct and separate gods rather than one God in three persons.
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A.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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B.
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
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C.
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
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D.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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E.
Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian heresy
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Trinitarian heresy ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ |
| affirms | three distinct divine beings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
accusations against some early Christian thinkers
ⓘ
accusations against some later Trinitarian models ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | polytheistic tendency within Christian context ⓘ |
| considered | heresy by mainstream Christianity ⓘ |
| contradicts |
Athanasian Creed
ⓘ
Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Monotheism
ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Nicene orthodoxy
Trinitarianism ⓘ |
| coreClaim | the Godhead consists of three distinct and separate gods ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
confusing distinction of persons with separation of essences
ⓘ
undermining the oneness of God ⓘ |
| debatedIn |
historical theology
ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ |
| denies | the unity of God in classical Trinitarianism ⓘ |
| differsFrom | doctrine of one God in three persons ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | orthodox Trinitarianism that teaches one divine essence ⓘ |
| evaluatedAs | incompatible with biblical monotheism ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
addressed in medieval scholastic theology
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discussed in post-Nicene Trinitarian controversies ⓘ |
| implies |
plurality of gods within Christian framework
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three separate divine essences ⓘ |
| interprets | Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three gods ⓘ |
| languageType | doctrinal label rather than self-designation ⓘ |
| misinterpretationOf | Trinitarian language of three persons ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Church Fathers ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| rejectedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| relatedConcept |
Arianism
ⓘ
Modalism ⓘ Social Trinitarianism ⓘ Subordinationism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalCategory | doctrine of God ⓘ |
| theologicalIssue | nature of the Trinity ⓘ |
| usesTerm | three gods ⓘ |
| viewedAs | extreme form of Social Trinitarianism by some theologians ⓘ |
| violates |
classical Christian monotheism
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doctrine of divine simplicity ⓘ |
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