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see Aryan: A member of the ancient tribe of the Arios valley in Afghanistan, or their descendants
A disciple of the Egyptian monk Arius, presbyter of Alexandria, who denied the Trinity but did not deny the preexistence of Christ

derogatory mainly 17-19th Century usage) A heretic or any heresy.

A person whose star sign is Aries
Of or pertaining to Arius; or Arianism
A person born under the sign of Aries
{n} a follower or disciple of Arius
{i} person born under the zodiac sign Aries (Astrology); believer in the teachings of the Greek Christian theologian and priest Arius
heretical
A practioner of Arianism
heresy
{s} of or pertaining to the zodiac sign Aries (Astrology); of or pertaining to Arius or his doctrines
Of or pertaining to Arianism
A disciple of the Egyptian monk Arius
Resembling or possessing similarity to Arianism and its doctrines
Of or pertaining to the heresiarch Arias or to the Christological heresy named for him
One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius
Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings
Arian heresy
An early Christian heresy propounded by Arius, which held that if Christ was the son of God, He must be younger than God, and therefore lesser than God, not wholly God
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A believer in something
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An advocate of something
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Someone of a certain age
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a native or inhabitant of somewhere
Arianism
According to Trinitarian Christians, a Christological heresy. Arianism originates in the teachings of Arius in the early fourth century, which stated Christ was not of the same substance ὁμοουσιας (homoousios) as God the Father, but of a similar substance όμοιουσιας (homoiousios). Supported by nontrinitarian Christian churches
arianism
{n} a denial of the real divinity of Christ
Arianism
{i} Christian heresy taught by Arius denying the divinity of Christ and declaring that Christ was a created being
Arianism
Christian heresy that declared that Christ is not truly divine but a created being. According to the Alexandrian presbyter Arius (4th century), God alone is immutable and self-existent, and the Son is not God but a creature with a beginning. The Council of Nicaea (AD 325) condemned Arius and declared the Son to be "of one substance with the father." Arianism had numerous defenders for the next 50 years but eventually collapsed when the Christian emperors of Rome Gratian and Theodosius assumed power. The First Council of Constantinople (381) approved the Nicene Creed and proscribed Arianism. The heresy continued among the Germanic tribes through the 7th century, and similar beliefs are held in the present day by the Jehovah's Witnesses and by some adherents of Unitarianism
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Christian doctrine which denies the godhead of Christ the Son In the 4th century the doctrine (founded by the priest Arius) was declared a heresy, but pockets of Arianism influenced the incoming Goths, and Ostrogoths, Visigoths and Vandals became Arians, in conflict with the Catholic Roman population
arianism
heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son
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Arianism is the Heretical doctrine of fourth century theologian Arius, which was of major importance in the development of Christology during this time This doctrine that denies that Christ is God, and treated Him only as the highest of God's creatures The basis of this teaching was that since the Son was begotten of the Father, it meant that there was a time when Christ didn't exist They hold that He was therefore created, and is a creature existing only as an inferior deity [back]
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A major Christological heresy which stated Christ was not of the same substance (Greek, homoousios) as the Father, but of a similar substance (homoiousios)
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A rival of Catholicism It was a Christian heresy spread by Areius,who denied the divine nature of Christ See Nature of Christ
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The doctrines of the Arians
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(Arius) - Movement in the early church that believed God the father alone was God, and that Jesus was created Declared heretical at the Council of Nicea in A D 325, and again at the Council of Constantinople in A D 381
arianism
Heresy denying Christ's divinity Jesus is depicted as the highest created being, but not sharing the same substance as God Originally advocated by Arius (c 250-336) ( SEE: Hypostasis COMPARE: Adoptionism )
arianism
An early Christian heresy named after Arius (250-336 CE) He taught that Jesus was not in existence for all time, but was created by God near the end of the first century BCE He also taught a form of monotheism in which there is only one person in the Godhead -- the Father -- and not a Trinity The church at the time was evenly divided over whether Arianism was truth or a heresy Constantine's vote swayed the balance, and it became a heresy
arianism
An ancient theological error that appeared around the year 320 It taught that God could not appear on the earth, that Jesus was not eternal and could not be God Additionally, it taught that there was only one person in the Godhead: the Father Jesus, then, was a creation It was condemned by the Council of Nicea in 325 The Jehovah's Witness cult is an equivalent, though not exactly, of this ancient error
arianism
Heresy first preached by Arius (died 336) The Arians denied the full divinity of Christ, saying that He was subordinate to the Father The Goths were mainly Arians, and Sant'Agata dei Goti was for a period an Arian church
arianism
A major early Christological heresy, which treated Jesus Christ as the supreme of God's creatures, and denied his divine status The Arian controversy was of major importance in the development of Christology during the fourth century See pp 283-7
arianism
The Christological heresy that maintained that the Son of God, because he was generated from God, could not be God, because God is not a generated being (see Christology)
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