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Arius

American  
[uh-rahy-uhs, air-ee-] / əˈraɪ əs, ˈɛər i- /

noun

  1. died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.

  2. Ancient name of Hari Rud.


Arius British  
/ ˈɛərɪəs /

noun

  1. ?250–336 ad , Greek Christian theologian, originator of the doctrine of Arianism

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The bishops were most concerned with addressing the Arians, followers of the priest Arius, who held that Jesus was created out of nothing but had a beginning.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

It could not have been Arius himself, who was not in attendance at Nicaea, since he was not a bishop.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2017

The doctrine of the Trinity was not decided exclusively by decades of intense debate; the whimsy of Constantine and political maneuvering between by Arius and Athanasius had a significant influence on the outcome.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2013

The followers of Arius marshaled evidence from the letters of Paul and other Christian writings.

From Newsweek

Newton followed the teaching of the fourth-century Alexandrian Arius.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin