Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In theology, the theory that the soul originates with the body in generation, and not by a distinct act of creation: same as traducianism.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word generationism.

Examples

  • Traducianism: This view maintains that human beings derive both their bodies and souls from their parents through procreation (sometimes referred to as "generationism").

    Reasons To Believe - webservices 2010

  • Traducianism: This view maintains that human beings derive both their bodies and souls from their parents through procreation (sometimes referred to as "generationism").

    Reasons To Believe - webservices 2010

  • Traducianism: This view maintains that human beings derive both their bodies and souls from their parents through procreation (sometimes referred to as "generationism").

    Reasons To Believe - webservices 2010

  • This makes it that much harder to see the value of the skills already existing games are teaching, because we view them from our own little bubble of generationism.

    thinking with my fingers Torill 2002

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.