Anomoeanism

/ænəˈmiːənɪzəm/ noun

Definition

An early Christian theological doctrine asserting that God the Father and God the Son have fundamentally dissimilar natures or essences.

Etymology

From 'anomoeean' (Greek 'anomios' meaning dissimilar) plus the suffix '-ism.' A major position in Arian disputes of the 4th century CE.

Kelly Says

This heresy almost won during a brief period in the 300s—if it had, Christianity would have a completely different understanding of the Trinity. One emperor supported them, making them nearly mainstream, but then the political winds shifted.

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