Divine Lexicon

Term

modalistic monarchianism

Also known as Modalism

A heretical teaching, also called modalism, that views God as one person appearing in three different modes rather than three distinct persons.

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Definition

Another term for modalism; the heretical teaching that holds that God is not really three distinct persons but rather one person who appeared in three different modes at different times.

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Sources

  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 14B.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 14B.2.

Last revised August 14, 2026