society verse
Preserved but no longer current.
See VERS DE SOCI£T£. Socinianism (so sin' yan izrn). A form of Unitarianism which, on the one hand, does not altogether deny the supernatural character of Christ, but, on the other, goes farther than Arianism, which, while upholding His divinity, denies that He is coequal with the Father. So called from the Italian theologian, Faustus Socinus (1539-1604), who, with his brother, Laelius (1525-62), propagated this doctrine.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “society verse” mean?
See VERS DE SOCI£T£. Socinianism (so sin' yan izrn). A form of Unitarianism which, on the one hand, does not altogether deny the supernatural character of Christ, but, on the other, goes farther than Arianism, which, while upholding His divinity, denies that He is coequal with the Father. So called from the Italian theologian, Faustus Socinus (1539-1604), who, with his brother, Laelius (1525-62), propagated this doctrine.
Is “society verse” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.