homoiousian

noun

ho·moi·ou·si·an | \ hō-ˌmȯi-ˈü-zē-ən ,

hä- , -ˈü-sē- \

Definition of homoiousian

: 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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