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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Homoousian

· Ho·mo·ou·si·an · IPA /hɒməʊˈuːzɪən/
01 n. One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Fat…
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    One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian.(Eccl. Hist.)
02 a. Of or pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they held.
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    Of or pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they held.