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monoousian

Syllables: mon·o·ou·si·an/ˌmɒnəʊˈuːzɪən/US/ˌmɑnoʊˈuzi.ən/

monoousian adjective: having one and the same nature or essence, especially with regard to the persons of the Trinity.

Adjective

monoousian (not comparable)

  1. Having one and the same nature or essence, especially with regard to the persons of the Trinity.
    • But the homoousian Trinity of the orthodox went exactly in the middle, betwixt that monoousian trinity of Sabellius, which was a trinity of different notions or conceptions only of one and the self-same thing, and that other heteroousian trinity of Arius, which was a trinity of separate and...1678, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe, volume I
    • The use of the word "monoousian," as above, may mislead; for the orthodox view of the trinity has unquestionably and necessarily a monoousian basis; there is, and can be, but one essence in the godhead.April 1867, The American Presbyterian and Theological Review, volume 5, number 18, page 339
    Synonyms:
    monoousious

Synonyms of monoousian

Origin of monoousian

From Ancient Greek μονοούσιος (monooúsios, “of one substance”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”) + οὐσία (ousía, “being, substance, essence”) + -ian.

Questions about monoousian

What does monoousian mean?
Monoousian means having one and the same nature or essence, especially with regard to the persons of the Trinity.
What part of speech is monoousian?
Monoousian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce monoousian?
Monoousian is pronounced /ˌmɑnoʊˈuzi.ən/ (US).

Words near monoousian in the dictionary

  1. monoorganotin
  2. monoorientation
  3. monooriented
  4. monoosteophil
  5. monoosteophils
  6. monoousian
  7. monoousious
  8. monoovulatory
  9. monooxidase
  10. monooxidases
  11. monooxygenase

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