First Known Use: 1565
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homoousian
noun ho·mo·ou·si·an \hō-ˌmō-ˈü-zē-ən, hä-, -ˈü-sē-\
Definition of HOMOOUSIAN
: an adherent of an ecclesiastical party of the fourth century holding to the doctrine of the Nicene Creed that the Son is of the same substance with the Father
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Origin of HOMOOUSIAN
Late Greek homoousios of the same substance, from Greek hom- + ousia substance — more at homoiousian
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