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Heteroousian

[het-uh-roh-oo-see-uhn, -ou-see-uhn]

noun

  1. a person who believes the Father and the Son to be unlike in substance or essence; an Arian (Homoousian ).

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Heteroousians or their doctrine.

Heteroousian

/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈuːsɪən, -ˈaʊsɪən /

noun

  1. a Christian who maintains that God the Father and God the Son are different in substance

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adjective

  1. of or relating to this belief

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Heteroousian1

1670–80; < Late Greek ٱǴú ( os ) ( Greek hetero- hetero- + dzܲí ( a ) nature, essence + -os adj. suffix) + -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Heteroousian1

C17: from Late Greek heteroousios, from Greek hetero- + ousia nature

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