Ho·moi·ou·si·an (h  moi-  s - n, -z-)n. A member of the Semi-Arian party in the fourth century a.d. that held that Jesus the Son and God the Father were of similar but not of the same substance. [From Greek homoiousios, of similar substance : homoio-, homeo- + ousi  , substance (from ousa, feminine present participle of einai, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots).] |
Homoiousian [ˌhəʊmɔɪˈuːsɪən -ˈaʊ- ˌhɒm-]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a Christian who believes that the Son is of like (and not identical) substance with the Father Compare Homoousian
adj
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) of or relating to the Homoiousians
[from Late Greek homoiousios of like substance, from Greek homoio- like + ousia nature]
Homoiousianism n
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