Homoousian
[ hoh-moh-oo-see-uh n, -ou-, hom-oh- ]
/ ˌhoʊ moʊˈu si ən, -ˈaʊ-, ˌhɒm oʊ- /
noun
a member of a 4th-century a.d. church party that maintained that the essence or substance of the Father and the Son is the same (opposed to Heteroousian).
adjective
of or relating to the Homoousians or their doctrine.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Homoousian
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British Dictionary definitions for homoousian
Homoousian
/ (ˌhəʊməʊˈuːsɪən, -ˈaʊ-, ˌhɒm-) /
noun
a Christian who believes that the Son is of the same substance as the FatherCompare Homoiousian
adjective
of or relating to the Homoousians
Derived forms of Homoousian
Homoousianism, nounWord Origin for Homoousian
C16: from Late Greek homoousios of the same substance, from Greek homo- + ousia nature
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