Adoptionism

/əˈdɒpʃənɪzəm/ noun

Another term for the theological doctrine that God adopted rather than begot Jesus, or more broadly any doctrine emphasizing adoption as a spiritual process.

A variant formation of 'adoptianism,' using the suffix '-ism' but with slightly different morphological construction. Both terms describe the same 8th-9th century theological controversy in Christianity.

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