modalism

or Mo·dal·ism

[ mohd-l-iz-uhm ]

noun

, Theology.

1. a Christian doctrine espousing the belief that the members of the Trinity are not distinct persons, but are aspects or manifestations of one God. Compare Trinitarianism ( def ).Monarchianism ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of modalism¹

First recorded in 1845–50; modal ¹( def ) + -ism ( def )