An early Christian heresy teaching that Jesus Christ was subordinate to God the Father and created by him, thus denying Christ's full divinity. Named after Arius, a 4th-century Alexandrian priest who promoted this doctrine.
Named after Arius (c. 256-336 CE), an Alexandrian presbyter whose teachings sparked the first major theological controversy in Christianity. The conflict led to the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, which condemned Arianism and established orthodox Trinitarian doctrine.
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