Tetradite

noun

Tet·​rad·​ite

ˈte‧trəˌdīt

plural -s

: one holding that there are four persons in God

the epithet of Tetradite has historically been applied to Nestorians and Origenists among others

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Tetradites, from Late Greek Tetraditēs, a heretic, from Greek tetrad-, tetras tetrad, four + -itēs -ite

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