The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adoptionist
Adoptionist \A*dop"tion*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God not by nature but by adoption.
Wiktionary
adoptionist
a. Of or pertaining to adoptionism. n. 1 (context Christianity English) One who believes in or supports adoptionism. 2 (context uncommon English) One who supports adoption.
Usage examples of "adoptionist".
John, the point at which many adoptionists insisted Jesus had been chosen by God to be his adopted son.