homoiousian

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He does not flippantly ridicule the homoousian and the homoiousian as mere words, but the expression and exponent of profound theological distinctions, as every theologian knows them to be.

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  1. Having a similar nature.
  2. [capitalized] Relating to the Homoiousians or their belief.
  3. [capitalized] One of the Semi-Arians, followers of Eusebius, who maintained that the nature of Christ is similar to, but not the same with, that of the Father: opposed to Homoöusian.

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  1. Prop., according to the L. transliteration, *homœusian, but the accepted form rests directly upon the Greek; from LGr. ὁμοιούσιος, of like nature or substance, from ο%36μοιος, like, similar, + οὐσία, being, from ω῎ν, feminine οῦσα, being, present participle of εῖναι = Latin esse, be: see be, entity, ontology. Cf. homoöusian.
 

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