Servetus

[ ser-vee-tuh s ]

/ sərˈvi təs /

noun

Michael,1511–53, Spanish physician and theologian, accused of heresy and burned at the stake.

Spanish Mi·guel Ser·ve·to

[mee-gel ser-ve-taw] /miˈgɛl sɛrˈvɛ tɔ/.

OTHER WORDS FROM Servetus

Ser·ve·tian

[ser-vee-shuh n] /sərˈvi ʃən/, noun Ser·ve·tian·ism, noun

Example sentences from the Web for servetus

To give Calvin his due, he was only for chopping off the head of Servetus.

Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 |Various
Who dare reproach the Genoese Calvin for burning the physician Servetus at the stake?

Human, All Too Human |Friedrich Nietzsche
With better reason Trechsel includes him among pioneers of some of the positions of Servetus.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 |Various
Servetus was so imprudent as to pass through Geneva, on his way to Germany.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 2 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

Servetus, Jurieu readily answered, was no Christian: professing "damnable errors," he was justly burned at the stake.

The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century |Charles Bastide

British Dictionary definitions for servetus

Servetus

/ (sɜːˈviːtəs) /

noun

Michael, Spanish name Miguel Serveto. 1511–53, Spanish theologian and physician. He was burnt at the stake by order of Calvin for denying the doctrine of the Trinity and the divinity of Christ

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