unipersonaladj.

Brit.

/ˌjuːnɪˈpəːsn̩(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌjunəˈpərs(ə)nəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: uni- comb. form, personal adj.

Etymology: < uni- comb. form + personal adj. Compare Spanish unipersonal relating to a single individual (c1795 or earlier), Portuguese unipessoal (1848), Italian unipersonale (1830 in grammar, or earlier).In sense 2 after French unipersonnel (1818 in grammar in this sense).

a. Theology. Of God: that exists in only one person (person n. 6a). Also (in extended use) of a human being: that exists in only one mode of being. Cf. tri-personal adj.; Unitarian n. 1.The concept of a unipersonal God is distinct from the orthodox Christian doctrine of one God existing in three persons or modes of being (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [adjective] > existing as one person

unipersonal1818

1818 C. A. Elton Appeal to Script. & Trad. in Def. Unitarian Faith i. 5 The Jews had no idea of Jehovah other than of a uni-personal being.

1869 Contemp. Rev. 12 450 The God of the Bible is neither unipersonal nor tripersonal in that sense of person.

1901 R. C. Moberly Atonem. & Personality viii. 172 [Not] one of them [sc. analogies]..go far towards enabling uni-personal man to enter into the consciousness of Tri-personality.

1968 P. N. Rao Heritage of Vedanta ii. 40 The concept of Brahman as nirguna, overcomes the defects of a unipersonal manifestation of God and its consequent dogmatism.

2011 J. Ford Love's Lure i. 7 A unipersonal God could neither know nor be Love.

b. Designating a government or institution: characterized by authority being invested in a single person; autocratic.Chiefly found in Spanish-speaking contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [adjective] > consisting of or connected with one person

sole1399

single?1592

unipersonala1834

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 220 A functionary of divine institution, synodical or unipersonal,..with the name of the ‘Church’.

1881 I. P. Christiancy Let. 25 Feb. in Papers relating to Foreign Relations U.S. 875 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (47th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 1, Pt. 1) (1882) I Mr. Francisco García Calderon was, by a fair majority of that meeting, declared to constitute, to use their own language, the ‘unipersonal government’ of Peru.

1949 Jrnl. Politics 11 355 Through his unipersonal rule he perpetuated administrative abuses he had promised to eradicate.

2013 M. R. M. Sánchez Mexico Introd. 15 Throughout the history of México a unipersonal government was developed and consolidated.

2. Grammar. Of a verb: used only in the third person singular; = impersonal adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [adjective] > impersonal

impersonalc1414

unipersonal1824

unpersonal1874

1824 J. V. Douville French Gram. I. 68 Unipersonal Verbs, otherwise called Impersonal, are Verbs which are only used in the third person singular of their different tenses: as—Il y a, there is.

1870 C. Reynal French Verb 33 There are in French five kinds of verbs: the verb active verb passive, verb neuter, pronominal verb, and impersonal or unipersonal verb.

1932 A. G. Morice Carrier Lang. II. 304 Passive verbs are not to be confounded with unipersonal verbs.

1983 M. Breva-Claramonte Sanctius' Theory Lang. vii. 136 Verbs which are falsely called ‘of nature’ (unipersonal), as pluit.

2003 Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 69 376 Stem-final consonants in third singular indicative unipersonal inflected verbs are laryngealized.

Derivatives

uniˈpersonalist n. now rare. (a) Theology a believer in the unipersonality of God; (b) a person who advocates unipersonal or autocratic government.

ΚΠ

1832 G. S. Faber Apostolicity Trinitarianism I. Introd. p. xxix The same contempt of primitive antiquity..as that which so strongly characterises our modern Unipersonalists.

1839 Christian Examiner & Gen. Rev. Sept. 28 Mr. Taber had given us [sc. Unitarians] the name of Unipersonalists, and he has been followed in a few instances.

1978 Bull. Amer. Hist. Coll. (Amer. Assoc. Philippines) July–Sept. 30 The new national leader, Quezon, would also have to become a unipersonalist.

unipersoˈnality n. Theology the quality or state of being unipersonal (sense 1a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > [noun] > person of > unity of persons of

unityc1330

onliheada1425

oneness1593

unipersonality1818

sobornost1935

1818 C. A. Elton Appeal to Script. & Trad. in Def. Unitarian Faith 81 The Jews were deeply impressed with the unipersonality of their God Jehovah.

1933 S. Bulgakov Agnets Bozhy in Slavonic & East European Rev. 222 This world was not given to one man in his unipersonality,..but only to the whole human race in its mulipersonality.

2000 H. Thomas Romanticism & Slave Narr. ix. 256 Unitarians practised a system of Christian belief which advocated the unipersonality of God.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unipersonal
释义	unipersonaladj. Brit. /ˌjuːnɪˈpəːsn̩(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌjunəˈpərs(ə)nəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: uni- comb. form, personal adj. Etymology: < uni- comb. form + personal adj. Compare Spanish unipersonal relating to a single individual (c1795 or earlier), Portuguese unipessoal (1848), Italian unipersonale (1830 in grammar, or earlier).In sense 2 after French unipersonnel (1818 in grammar in this sense). 1. a. Theology. Of God: that exists in only one person (person n. 6a). Also (in extended use) of a human being: that exists in only one mode of being. Cf. tri-personal adj.; Unitarian n. 1.The concept of a unipersonal God is distinct from the orthodox Christian doctrine of one God existing in three persons or modes of being (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [adjective] > existing as one person unipersonal1818 1818 C. A. Elton Appeal to Script. & Trad. in Def. Unitarian Faith i. 5 The Jews had no idea of Jehovah other than of a uni-personal being. 1869 Contemp. Rev. 12 450 The God of the Bible is neither unipersonal nor tripersonal in that sense of person. 1901 R. C. Moberly Atonem. & Personality viii. 172 [Not] one of them [sc. analogies]..go far towards enabling uni-personal man to enter into the consciousness of Tri-personality. 1968 P. N. Rao Heritage of Vedanta ii. 40 The concept of Brahman as nirguna, overcomes the defects of a unipersonal manifestation of God and its consequent dogmatism. 2011 J. Ford Love's Lure i. 7 A unipersonal God could neither know nor be Love. b. Designating a government or institution: characterized by authority being invested in a single person; autocratic.Chiefly found in Spanish-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > [adjective] > consisting of or connected with one person sole1399 single?1592 unipersonala1834 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 220 A functionary of divine institution, synodical or unipersonal,..with the name of the ‘Church’. 1881 I. P. Christiancy Let. 25 Feb. in Papers relating to Foreign Relations U.S. 875 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (47th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 1, Pt. 1) (1882) I Mr. Francisco García Calderon was, by a fair majority of that meeting, declared to constitute, to use their own language, the ‘unipersonal government’ of Peru. 1949 Jrnl. Politics 11 355 Through his unipersonal rule he perpetuated administrative abuses he had promised to eradicate. 2013 M. R. M. Sánchez Mexico Introd. 15 Throughout the history of México a unipersonal government was developed and consolidated. 2. Grammar. Of a verb: used only in the third person singular; = impersonal adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [adjective] > impersonal impersonalc1414 unipersonal1824 unpersonal1874 1824 J. V. Douville French Gram. I. 68 Unipersonal Verbs, otherwise called Impersonal, are Verbs which are only used in the third person singular of their different tenses: as—Il y a, there is. 1870 C. Reynal French Verb 33 There are in French five kinds of verbs: the verb active verb passive, verb neuter, pronominal verb, and impersonal or unipersonal verb. 1932 A. G. Morice Carrier Lang. II. 304 Passive verbs are not to be confounded with unipersonal verbs. 1983 M. Breva-Claramonte Sanctius' Theory Lang. vii. 136 Verbs which are falsely called ‘of nature’ (unipersonal), as pluit. 2003 Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 69 376 Stem-final consonants in third singular indicative unipersonal inflected verbs are laryngealized. Derivatives uniˈpersonalist n. now rare. (a) Theology a believer in the unipersonality of God; (b) a person who advocates unipersonal or autocratic government. ΚΠ 1832 G. S. Faber Apostolicity Trinitarianism I. Introd. p. xxix The same contempt of primitive antiquity..as that which so strongly characterises our modern Unipersonalists. 1839 Christian Examiner & Gen. Rev. Sept. 28 Mr. Taber had given us [sc. Unitarians] the name of Unipersonalists, and he has been followed in a few instances. 1978 Bull. Amer. Hist. Coll. (Amer. Assoc. Philippines) July–Sept. 30 The new national leader, Quezon, would also have to become a unipersonalist. unipersoˈnality n. Theology the quality or state of being unipersonal (sense 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > [noun] > person of > unity of persons of unityc1330 onliheada1425 oneness1593 unipersonality1818 sobornost1935 1818 C. A. Elton Appeal to Script. & Trad. in Def. Unitarian Faith 81 The Jews were deeply impressed with the unipersonality of their God Jehovah. 1933 S. Bulgakov Agnets Bozhy in Slavonic & East European Rev. 222 This world was not given to one man in his unipersonality,..but only to the whole human race in its mulipersonality. 2000 H. Thomas Romanticism & Slave Narr. ix. 256 Unitarians practised a system of Christian belief which advocated the unipersonality of God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1818
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