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Pneumatomachian

noun
Pneu·​ma·​to·​ma·​chi·​an
plural -s

Definition of Pneumatomachian

: one who is hostile to or denies the divinity or personality of the Holy Spirit specifically : a member of a 4th century sect under the leadership of Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, holding the Holy Ghost to be a creature or created being

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History and Etymology for Pneumatomachian

Late Greek pneumatomachos (from Greek pneumat- + -machos fighter—from machesthai to fight—) + English -an

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