Homoean
UK/hɒˈmiːən/
Homoean adjective: 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.
Adjective
Homoean (comparative more Homoean, superlative most Homoean)
- 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.
- Maybe the Homoean formula of Ariminum would have succeeded in uniting the Church if Constantius had not unexpectedly died in his mid-forties in 361.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 216
Noun
Homoean (plural Homoeans)
- Someone who subscribes to this belief.
Forms of Homoean
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Homoean |
| superlative | most Homoean |
| alternative form | Homoian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Homoeans |
Origin of Homoean
From Latin homoeus, from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”), + -an.
Questions about Homoean
- What does Homoean mean?
- Homoean means 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.
- What part of speech is Homoean?
- Homoean can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Homoean?
- Homoean is pronounced /hɒˈmiːən/ (UK).
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