Term
Modalism
The heretical teaching that God is one person who appears in different modes at different times rather than three distinct persons.
Filed underHistorical TheologyTheology Proper
Definition
The heretical teaching that holds that God is not really three distinct persons, but only one person who appears to people in different "modes" at different times.
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- Synonym of
- See also
- PatripassianismTerm
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 1515Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 1515.
Last revised August 14, 2026