English Explanatory Dictionary

Homoean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the belief established in the fourth century as a middle ground between the homoousian and homoiousian positions, contending merely that the Father is ‘like’ the Son.
noun
  1. Someone who subscribes to this belief.

Pronunciation

/hɒˈmiːən/

Word forms

Homoean more Homoean most Homoean Homoian Homoeans

Etymology

From Latin homoeus, from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”), + -an.

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