Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homoiousian

/hɒmɔɪˈuːzɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-moiou-sian
IPA: /hɒmɔɪˈuːzɪən/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a similar but not identical essence, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.

noun

One of the Semi-Arians of the 4th century who held that the Son was of like, but not the same, essence or substance with the Father.

Example Sentences

"Human ill-nature needs but some Homoiousian iota, or even the pretence of one; and will flow copiously through the eye of a needle: thus always must mortals go jargoning and fuming […]."
"The Greek word, which was chosen to express this mysterious resemblance, bears so close an affinity to the orthodox symbol, that the profane of every age have derided the furious contests which the difference of a single diphthong excited between the Homoousians and the Homoiousians."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμοιούσιος (homoioúsios), from ὅμοιος (hómoios, “like, similar”) + οὐσίᾱ (ousíā, “essence”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὁμοιούσιος

Inflected Forms

homoiousians (plural)

Derived Forms

homoiousianism

Frequently Paired Words

homoousian homoiousia heteroousian monoousian

Questions

How do you pronounce homoiousian?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɒmɔɪˈuːzɪən/.
What does homoiousian mean?: Having a similar but not identical essence, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.
Where does homoiousian come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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