homoousian means having the same essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity (Father and Son). It carries an Arena rating of 1388, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, homoousian ranks #310 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words, #1,116 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #2,135 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #2,335 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words.
homoousian is pronounced /hɒməʊˈuːzɪən/.
Why “homoousian” is a great word
Having the same essence or substance, specifically the consubstantiality of the Father and the Son within the Christian Godhead. From Ancient Greek ὁμοούσιος (homooúsios) + -an, from ὁμός (homós, 'same') + οὐσία (ousía, 'essence, substance'), first attested in English 1555–65. Unlike Homoiousian, which asserts merely a *similar* essence, or Homoian, which evasively discards the term *ousia* altogether, Homoousian stakes everything on an indivisible identity. It is the unyielding flint of orthodoxy, the silent weight behind the Nicene Creed, the precise line drawn against dissolving shades—a testament to the terrifying weight of a single syllable in the search for ultimate truth.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμοούσιος (homooúsios) + -an, from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).
adj
- Having the same essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity (Father and Son).
noun
- One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene Creed and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father.
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