n. The doctrine that the soul or spirit is inherited from one or both parents.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The doctrine that human souls are produced by the act of generation; -- opposed to creationism, and infusionism.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In theology, the doctrine that both the body and the soul of man are propagated, as opposed to creationism, which regards every soul as a new creation out of nothing. Also called generationism.
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