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heteroousian

/hɛtəɹəʊˈuːzɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-eroou-sian
IPA
/hɛtəɹəʊˈuːzɪən/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having different essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Ancient Greek ἑτεροουσιος (heteroousios, “of a different nature”), formed from ἕτερος (héteros, “another, different”) and οὐσία (ousía, “nature, being”).

Inflected Forms

more heteroousian (comparative) most heteroousian (superlative)

Derived Forms

heteroousianism

Frequently Paired Words

homoiousian homoousian monoousian

Questions

How do you pronounce heteroousian?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɛtəɹəʊˈuːzɪən/.
What does heteroousian mean?
Having different essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.
Where does heteroousian come from?
From Ecclesiastical Ancient Greek ἑτεροουσιος (heteroousios, “of a different nature”), formed from ἕτερος (héteros, “another, different”) and οὐσία (ousía, “nature, being”).

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