Homoousian
[ hoh-moh-oo-see-uhn, -ou-, hom-oh- ]
noun
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
of or relating to the Homoousians or their doctrine.
Origin of Homoousian
1Other 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
a Christian who believes that the Son is of the same substance as the Father: Compare Homoiousian
adjective
of or relating to the Homoousians
Origin of Homoousian
1C16: from Late Greek homoousios of the same substance, from Greek homo- + ousia nature
Derived forms of Homoousian
- Homoousianism, noun
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