Homœousian (Gr. homos, 'the same,' and ousia, 'substance') and HOMOIUSIAN (Gr. homoios, 'like,' and ousia, 'substance'), two terms that long distracted the primitive church in connection with the Arian and semi-Arian controversies. See ARIUS, CREEDS.
Homœousian
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