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inlay(2)(dictionary)
inlay(1)(dictionary)
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homoiousian (iou) and inlay(1) (iou)


homoiousian (iou)



homoiousian adjective & noun. Also (esp. as noun) Homoiousian. L17.
[from ecclesiastical Latin homoeusius from Greek homoiousios of like essence, from homoios like, similar + ousia essence, substance: see -IAN. Opp. HETEROOUSIAN and HOMOOUSIAN.]
Christian Church.
A. adjective. Of like but not identical essence or substance (esp. of the first and second persons of the Trinity). Also (Hist.), of or pertaining to the homoiousians. L17.
b. noun. Hist. A person who believed the first and second persons of the Trinity to be of like but not identical essence or substance; a semi-Arian. M18.

inlay(1) (iou)



inlay noun. E17.
[from the verb.]
The process or Art of inlaying. rare. E17.
A piece of material inlaid or prepared for inlaying; inlaid work. L17.
b. Dentistry. A filling of gold, porcelain, etc., which is preformed in the required shape before being cemented into a cavity. L19.