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

Arianism held that God is a unique being and that therefore Jesus was not truly divine.

From Literature

And, on the same model, heresies were named after their originators: Donatism and Arianism, for example.

From Literature

In its essence, Douthat writes, “the appeal of Arianism was the appeal of a more rationalized Christianity” that demystified the paradoxes of the Trinity.

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

It may be added that after the Reformation Arianism was revived in Socinianism, and Pelagianism in Arminianism; but the conception of heresy in Protestantism demands subsequent notice.

From Project Gutenberg