Arianism — is the theological teaching of Arius (c. AD 250 336), who was ruled a heretic by the Christian church at the Council of Nicea.Arius lived and taught in Alexandria, Egypt, in the early 4th century. The most controversial of his teachings dealt… … Wikipedia
Arianism — • Founded by Arius, belief asserting that Christ was not God like the Father, but a creature made in time. Rejected by the Council of Constantinople (381) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arianism Arianism … Catholic encyclopedia
Arianism — A ri*an*ism, n. The doctrines of the Arians. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arianism — (n.) c.1600, from ARIAN (Cf. Arian) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
Arianism — [er′ē ən iz΄əm, ar′ē ən iz΄əm] n. the doctrines of Arius, who taught that Jesus was not of the same substance as God, but a created being exalted above all other creatures … English World dictionary
Arianism — Religious heresy associated with the Alexandrian presbyter Arius (c. 260 336). Arianism offered a concept of the relationship between God the Father and God the Son different from that of the Catholic tradition in the late Roman and early… … Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe
Arianism — Arianistic, Arianistical, adj. /air ee euh niz euhm, ar /, n. Theol. the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father. [1590 1600; ARIAN + ISM] * * * Christian heresy that declared that Christ is not… … Universalium
ARIANISM — CHRISTIANITY S most troublesome schism named after its principle exponent ARIUS who was a thorough going Greek RATIONALIST who inherited the almost universally held LOGOS CHRISTOLOGY of the Eastern Roman Empire. He contended that GOD was… … Concise dictionary of Religion
Arianism — The great fourth century heresy (q.v.), originated by Arius, a presbyter in the church of Alexandria (q.v.). Arius postulated that Christ was created by God from nothing, from which he reasoned that the Son is not co equal and co eternal with… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Arianism — ♦ View defended by Arius, a fourth century priest in Alexandria, that Jesus was not the same as God, but was the greatest of all creatures; Arianism was the version of Christianity held by important Germanic kingdoms, including the Visigoths and… … Medieval glossary
