noun
- Christians who believed that Jesus Christ is of the same substance as God the Father
Usage: historical; theological
Examples
- The homoousians defended the doctrine established at the Council of Nicaea.
- Athanasius was a prominent leader among the homoousians.
- The theological dispute between homoousians and Arians shaped early Christianity.
- Fourth-century homoousians argued for the full divinity of Christ.
- The homoousians used the term ‘homoousios’ to describe the relationship between Father and Son.