tra·du·cian·ism 
(tr
ə-d
sh
ə-n
ĭz
′əm, -dy
-)
n. Theology The belief that the soul is inherited from the parents along with the body.
[From Late Latin trādūciānus, believer in traducianism, from trādux, trāduc-, inheritance, from Latin, vine-branch trained for propagation, from trādūcere, to lead across; see TRADUCE.]
tra·ducian·ist adj. & n.
tra·du′cian·istic adj.