Homoousian

[ hoh-moh-oo-see-uhn, -ou-, hom-oh- ]

noun

1. a member of a 4th-century a.d. church party that maintained that the essence or substance of the Father and the Son is the same ( Heteroousian ).

adjective

1. of or relating to the Homoousians or their doctrine.

Homoousian

/ ˌhəʊməʊˈuːsɪən; -ˈaʊ-; ˌhɒm- /

noun

1. a Christian who believes that the Son is of the same substance as the Father Compare Homoiousian

adjective

1. of or relating to the Homoousians

Derived Forms

• ˌHomoˈousianism, noun

Other Words From

• Homo·ousi·an·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Homoousian¹

1555–65; < Late Greek homooúsi ( os ) of the same substance ( Greek hom ( o )- homo- + ousí ( a ) substance, essence + -os adj. suffix) + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Homoousian¹

C16: from Late Greek homoousios of the same substance, from Greek homo- + ousia nature