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.
Origin of Homoousian
OTHER WORDS FROM Homoousian
Ho·mo·ou·si·an·ism, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for homoousian
Homoousian
/ (ˌhəʊməʊˈuːsɪən, -ˈaʊ-, ˌhɒm-) /
noun
a Christian who believes that the Son is of the same substance as the Father
Compare 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