HOMOIOUSIAN


Meaning of HOMOIOUSIAN in English

n.

Pronunciation: h ō - ˌ mo ̇ i- ' ü-z ē - ə n, hä-, - ' ü-s ē -

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Greek homoiousios of like substance, from Greek homoi- homeo- + ousia essence, substance, from ont-, ō n, present participle of einai to be ― more at IS

Date: 1732

: an adherent of an ecclesiastical party of the fourth century holding that the Son is essentially like the Father but not of the same substance

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