heteroousian

adjective

het·ero·ou·sian

variants: or less commonly heterousian \ -ən \

Definition of heteroousian

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : having different essential qualities : being of a different nature

2 often capitalized : of or relating to the heteroousians

heteroousian

noun, often capitalized

\ "\

variants: or less commonly heterousian \ " \

plural -s

Definition of heteroousian (Entry 2 of 2)

: an Arian holding that the Son was of a different substance from the Father — compare homoiousian, homoousian

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