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Monarchian

  • a word derived from Monarchianism.
    Monarchianism
    noun
    any of several doctrines of the Christian church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d., emphasizing the unity of God by maintaining that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three manifestations or aspects of God.

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No trace of Platonism is to be found in this dogmatic; on the contrary he employs the Stoic and Aristotelian syllogistic and dialectic method used also by his Monarchian opponents.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

In the so-called Monarchian struggles of the 3rd century the disputants made use of these two Logoi, who formed excellent material for sophistical discussions.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

Zahn acutely suggests that it was omitted in the time of Zephyrinus to counteract Monarchian teaching such as the formula: “believe in one God, Jesus Christ.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

The fuller discussion belongs to the Monarchian controversies.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

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