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Subordinationism

Published: 2nd August 2020

Citation: Astronist Institution. (2020). Subordinationism. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/entry/subordinationism. Last accessed: [date].

səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃnɪz(ə)m

noun

the Astronist cosmological and theological belief that all cosmic existence is subordinate to The Universe and that all universal existence is subordinate to The Divine, or divine existence.

DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES

Subordinationist | səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃnɪst | adjective & noun
Subordinationistic | səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃnɪstɪk | adjective
Subordinationistically | səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃnɪstɪk(ə)li | adverb

ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY

Astro-English: from Astronese, the word subordination, denoting the state of being subordinate, combined with the suffix -ism denoting a belief; meaning ‘a belief about the subordinate of The Cosmos below that of The Universe and The Divine.’

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