Homoiousian

[ hoh-moi-oo-see-uhn, -ou- ]

noun

1. a member of a 4th-century a.d. church party that maintained that the essence of the Son is similar to, but not the same as, that of the Father.

adjective

1. relating to the Homoiousians or their doctrine.

Homoiousian

/ ˌhɒm-; -ˈaʊ-; ˌhəʊmɔɪˈuːsɪən /

noun

1. a Christian who believes that the Son is of like (and not identical) substance with the Father Compare Homoousian

adjective

1. of or relating to the Homoiousians

Derived Forms

• ˌHomoiˈousianism, noun

Other Words From

• Homoi·ousi·an·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Homoiousian¹

1725–35; < Late Greek homoioúsi ( os ) of like substance ( homoi- homoio- + ousí ( a ) substance, essence + -os adj. suffix) + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Homoiousian¹

C18: from Late Greek homoiousios of like substance, from Greek homoio- like + ousia nature

Example Sentences

Eusebius, the Homoiousian or Semi-Arian, would thus be the collector of copies to suit different tastes and opinions, and his scholar and successor Acacius, the Homoean, would more probably be the writer of B and of the six conjugate leaves of א196.

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His theological attitude was that known as semi-Arian or Homoiousian, and his associates were Eustathius of Sebaste and Basil of Ancyra.

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Theological discussions at length became so general in Alexandria that some one has said that "Every washer-woman in the city was arguing the merits of homoousian and homoiousian in the streets."

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With what synthetical power he refuted the Homoiousian theory.

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The rival doctrines of the Homoousian and of the Homoiousian, containing metaphysical differences so attenuated that they could hardly be stated, turned bishop against bishop and congregation against congregation.

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