Arianism

American  

[air-ee-uh-niz-uhm, ar-] / ˈɛər i əˌnɪz əm, ˈær- /

noun

Theology.

1. the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.

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Arianism British  

/ ˈɛərɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God

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Other Word Forms

• Arianistic adjective
• Arianistical adjective

Etymology

Origin of Arianism

First recorded in 1590–1600; Arian + -ism

Example Sentences

He compares Francis’s desire to open the sacrament to remarried Catholics to Arianism — named for Arius, a priest in ancient Alexandria who taught that Jesus is distinct from and subordinate to God the father.

From Washington Post

The aureole which the genius of Theodoric cast around his throne passed away upon his death, and the Arianism of that great sovereign sufficiently debarred him from the sympathies of the Church.

From Project Gutenberg

Arianism, when favoured by the reigning emperor, showed itself even more intolerant than Catholic Orthodoxy.

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At that time Arianism was threatening to overrun the Western Church; to repel the irruption was the great task which Hilary undertook.

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Arianism prevailed during much of the sixth century in Italy, Africa, Burgundy, and Spain.

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