heteroousian
1 of 2adjective
het·ero·ou·sian
variants or less commonly heterousian
-ən
1
: having different essential qualities : being of a different nature
2
often capitalized : of or relating to the heteroousians
heteroousian
2 of 2noun
"
variants or less commonly heterousian
"
plural -s
often capitalized
: an Arian holding that the Son was of a different substance from the Father compare homoiousian, homoousian
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Late Greek heteroousios, heterousios (from Greek hetero-, heter- heter- + ousia) + English -an