traducianism


tra·du·cian·ism

T0306400 (trə-do͞o′shə-nĭz′əm, -dyo͞o′-)n. Theology The belief that the soul is inherited from the parents along with the body.
[From Late Latin trādūciānus, believer in traducianism, from trādux, trāduc-, inheritance, from Latin, vine-branch trained for propagation, from trādūcere, to lead across; see traduce.]
tra·du′cian·ist adj. & n.tra·du′cian·is′tic adj.

traducianism

(trəˈdjuːʃəˌnɪzəm) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the theory that the soul is transmitted to a child in the act of generation or concomitantly with its body. Compare creationism[C18: from Church Latin trādūciānus, from trādux transmission; see traduce] traˈducianist, traˈducian n, adj traˌducianˈistic adj

traducianism

Theology. the doctrine that a new human soul is generated from the souls of the parents at the moment of conception. — traducianist, n. — traducianistic, adj.See also: Soul