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 (opposed to Heteroousian).

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

Origin of Homoousian

1
1555–65; <Late Greek homooúsi(os) of the same substance (Greek hom(o)- homo- + ousí(a) substance, essence + -os adj. suffix) + -an

Other words from Homoousian

  • Ho·mo·ou·si·an·ism, noun

Words Nearby Homoousian

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British Dictionary definitions for Homoousian

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

Origin of Homoousian

1
C16: from Late Greek homoousios of the same substance, from Greek homo- + ousia nature

Derived forms of Homoousian

  • Homoousianism, noun

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