See Also: heteroousian(dictionary)

heteroousian (iou)



heteroousian noun & adjective. , (esp. as noun) Heteroousian. L17.
[from Greek heter(o)ousios (formed as HETERO- + ousia essence, substance): see -IAN. Opp. HOMOIOUSIAN and HOMOOUSIAN.]
Christian Theology & Ecclesiastical History.
A. noun. A person who believed the first and second persons of the Trinity to be different in essence or substance. L17.
b. adjective. Of different essence or substance (esp. of the first and second persons of the Trinity). Also, of or pertaining to the heteroousians. L17.