Heteroousian

[ het-uh-roh-oo-see-uhn, -ou-see-uhn ]

noun

1. a person who believes the Father and the Son to be unlike in substance or essence; an Arian ( Homoousian ).

adjective

1. of or relating to the Heteroousians or their doctrine.

Heteroousian

/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈuːsɪən; -ˈaʊsɪən /

noun

1. a Christian who maintains that God the Father and God the Son are different in substance

adjective

1. of or relating to this belief

Word History and Origins

Origin of Heteroousian¹

1670–80; < Late Greek heterooúsi ( os ) ( Greek hetero- hetero- + ousí ( a ) nature, essence + -os adj. suffix) + -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Heteroousian¹

C17: from Late Greek heteroousios, from Greek hetero- + ousia nature