subordinationism
Noun
Meaning
subordinationism (uncountable)
(Christianity, theology) A doctrine regarding the Trinity, holding that the Son and possibly the Holy Spirit are inferior to the Father.
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When the Eastern Fathers – Gregory of Nyssa and the other Cappedocian Fathers – stated that God the Father is the fount/source of the Godhead, some said, “You’re teaching subordinationism.”
What we have here is simply a newly worded case for an old heresy called “subordinationism.”