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The hypothesis, or doctrine, that living beings have originated by the modification of some other previously existing forms of living matter; -- opposed to abiogenesis. Huxley.

The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body and blood of Christ; -- distinguished from consubstantiation, and impanation.

One who maintains the doctrine of transubstantiation. Barrow.

Trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other. Hutton.

Of or pertaining to the Trinity, the doctrine of the Trinity, or believers in that doctrine.

The doctrine of the Trinity; the doctrine that there are three distinct persons in the Godhead.

The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods.

The doctrine of types.

The doctrine, as formulated by Luther, that Christ's glorified body is omnipresent.

To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.

The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism.

Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that existing causes, acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are sufficient to account for all geological changes.

The uniformitarian doctrine.

One who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, believing that God exists only in one person; a unipersonalist; also, one of a denomination of Christians holding this belief.

The doctrines of Unitarians.

Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1.

The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made happy, in the future state.

Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines.

Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. Unwritten doctrines (Theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines. -- Unwritten law. Etym: [Cf. L. lex non scripta.] That part of the law of England and of the United States which is not derived from express legislat…

One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism. The utilitarians are for merging all the particular virtues into one, and would substitute in their place the greatest usefulness, as the alone principle to which every question respecting the morality of actions should be referred. Chalmers. But what is a utilitarian Simpl…