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filioque

/fɪliˈoʊkwiː/

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traditional/fɪliˈoʊkweɪ/

filioque noun: the use of the Latin word filioque (“and from the son”) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern Orthodox Churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).

Noun (1)

filioque (uncountable)

  1. The use of the Latin word filioque (“and from the son”) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern Orthodox Churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).
    • But in 867 an assertion of papal authority led to a formal split. Photius, the Patriarch of Constantinople, attacked the filioque, which was beginning to draw papal support, and summoned a council that excommunicated the Pope.1989 May, John Garvey, “Eastern Orthodoxy”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN
    • Another issue was the promotion of that troublesome addition to the Nicene Creed, the Filioque or double procession in the Trinity of the Spirit from Father and Son, which had taken its cue from Augustine's writing on the Trinity.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 350

Noun (2) capitalized: Filioque

Filioque (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of filioque.

Forms of filioque

alternative formFilioque

Origin of filioque

From Latin filioque, from filiō (“from the son”, ablative) + -que (“and”).

Questions about filioque

What does filioque mean?
Filioque means the use of the Latin word filioque (“and from the son”) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern Orthodox Churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).
What part of speech is filioque?
Filioque is a noun.
How do you pronounce filioque?
Filioque is pronounced /fɪliˈoʊkwiː/.

Words near filioque in the dictionary

  1. Filions
  2. filionymic
  3. filionymics
  4. filioparental
  5. filiopietistic
  6. filioque
  7. filip
  8. Filipek
  9. Filipeks
  10. filipendulous
  11. Filipeni

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