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Definition of Arianism

1. Noun. Heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son.

Definition of Arianism

1. n. The doctrines of the Arians.

Definition of Arianism

1. Noun. (Christianity) A non-trinitarian Christology, denominated as heretical since Council of Nicaea, but still influential in Monophysite Christianity. ¹

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Literary usage of Arianism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"The most lasting result of the activity of Eudoxius was the Arianism of the Germans; for the Goths did not receive uncompromising Arianism, ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The three elements of success possessed by Arianism reappear in Lutheranism and cause these two great religious upheavals to move on almost parallel Unes. ..."

3. The Greek and Eastern Churches by Walter Frederic Adeney (1908)
"Hilary of Poitiers was the only ^ Western theologian of importance to take part in the controversy at this early stage. Much later, after Arianism had ..."

4. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander (1854)
"The most considerable man among these latter was Auxentius, bishop of Milan, who was rather inclined to Semi-Arianism, and who defended the symbol of faith ..."

5. A Source Book for Ancient Church History: From the Apostolic Age to the by Joseph Cullen Ayer (1913)
"The Emperors from Jovian to Theodosius and Their Policy toward Heathenism and Arianism. § 70. The Dogmatic Parties and Their Mutual Relations. § 71. ..."

6. History of the Church, from Its First Establishment to Our Own Times by Jodocus Adolph Birkhaeuser (1898)
"Arianism, one of the most powerful heresies in the history of the Church, was directed ... The fundamental tenet of Arianism was, that the Son of God was a ..."

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