heteroousian

1 of 2

adjective

het·​ero·​ou·​sian

variants or less commonly heterousian

-ən

1

: having different essential qualities : being of a different nature

2

often capitalized : of or relating to the heteroousians

heteroousian

2 of 2

noun

"

variants or less commonly heterousian

"

plural -s

often capitalized

: an Arian holding that the Son was of a different substance from the Father compare homoiousian, homoousian

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Greek heteroousios, heterousios (from Greek hetero-, heter- heter- + ousia) + English -an

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