Homoiousian

American  

[hoh-moi-oo-see-uhn, -ou-] / ˌhoʊ mɔɪˈu si ən, -ˈaʊ- /

noun

1. a member of a 4th-century a.d. church party that maintained that the essence of the Son is similar to, but not the same as, that of the Father.

---

adjective

1. relating to the Homoiousians or their doctrine.

Homoiousian British  

/ ˌhɒm-, -ˈaʊ-, ˌhəʊmɔɪˈuːsɪən /

noun

1. a Christian who believes that the Son is of like (and not identical) substance with the Father Compare Homoousian

---

adjective

1. of or relating to the Homoiousians

Other Word Forms

• Homoiousianism noun

Etymology

Origin of Homoiousian

1725–35; < Late Greek homoioúsi ( os ) of like substance ( homoi- homoio- + ousí ( a ) substance, essence + -os adj. suffix) + -an

Example Sentences

Eusebius, the Homoiousian or Semi-Arian, would thus be the collector of copies to suit different tastes and opinions, and his scholar and successor Acacius, the Homoean, would more probably be the writer of B and of the six conjugate leaves of א196.

From Project Gutenberg

His theological attitude was that known as semi-Arian or Homoiousian, and his associates were Eustathius of Sebaste and Basil of Ancyra.

From Project Gutenberg

Theological discussions at length became so general in Alexandria that some one has said that "Every washer-woman in the city was arguing the merits of homoousian and homoiousian in the streets."

From Project Gutenberg

With what synthetical power he refuted the Homoiousian theory.

From Project Gutenberg

That the Homoiousian party meant substantially the same by their term homoiousios as did the Homoousians or the Nicene party, by their term homoousios.

From Project Gutenberg