First Known Use: 1732
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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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Origin of HOMOIOUSIAN
Late Greek homoiousios of like substance, from Greek homoi- homeo- + ousia essence, substance, from ont-, ōn, present participle of einai to be — more at is
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