Homoousion (/ˌhɒmoʊˈuːsiɒn,ˌhoʊm-/HO(H)M-oh-OO-see-on; Ancient Greek: ὁμοούσιον, lit. 'same in being, same in essence', from ὁμός, homós, "same" and οὐσία, ousía, "being" or "essence")[1][2] is a Christian theological term, most notably used in the Nicene Creed for describing Jesus (God the Son) as "same in being" or "same in essence" with God the Father (ὁμοούσιον τῷ Πατρί). The same term was later also applied to the Holy Spirit in order to designate him as being "same in essence" with the Father and the Son. Those notions became cornerstones of theology in Nicene Christianity, and also represent one of the most important theological concepts within the Trinitarian doctrinal understanding of God.[3]
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Homoousion (/ˌhɒmoʊˈuːsiɒn, ˌhoʊm-/ HO(H)M-oh-OO-see-on; Ancient Greek: ὁμοούσιον, lit. 'same in being, same in essence', from ὁμός, homós, "same" and...
Lycopolis. At length, in the Council of Nicaea, the term "consubstantial" (homoousion) was adopted, and a formulary of faith embodying it was drawn up by Hosius...
blended in such a manner that although Jesus was homoousion with the Father, he was not homoousion with the man. Eutychianism was rejected at the Fourth...
three distinct persons (hypostases) sharing one essence/substance/nature (homoousion). As the Fourth Lateran Council declared, it is the Father who begets...
Corduba (now Córdoba, Spain) and an important and prominent advocate for Homoousion Christianity in the Arian controversy that divided the early Christianity...
and for our salvation", it omitted the word "men". Christianity portal Homoousion First seven ecumenical councils Mainline Protestant Papacy in late antiquity...
Look up ousia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Catholic Encyclopedia: Homoousion Schaff's Seven Ecumenical Councils: Excursus on the Word Homousios...
which may be interpreted as numerical or as qualitative sameness (See Homoousion). The creed adds that we also believe in the Holy Spirit but does not...
he put to flight the Paraclete, and he crucified the Father." The term homoousion (ὁμοούσιον, literally same being) later adopted by the Trinitarian Nicene...
entire Nicene Creed, but specifically about the key word in the creed: Homoousion (same substance). The Homoousians supported this word. The Heteroousians...
acknowledge, let them so number them as to preserve the principles of the homoousion in the unity of the godhead, and proclaim their reverent acknowledgment...
of the Father. Since the statement in the creed that Jesus Christ is homoousion with the Father (of the same substance) does not counter any of Arius'...
he subscribed the ambiguous creeds then drawn up from which the term Homoousion and all mention of "substance" were excluded. For this with other bishops...
(Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit are three distinct persons sharing one homoousion (essence). Some of the evidence used to support an early belief in the...
of the Father and the Son.” (p. 202) Philip Schaff stated: "The term homoousion ... differs from monoousion. ... and signifies not numerical identity...
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