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ARIANISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Arianism" is a kind of...):
heresy; unorthodoxy (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
Antonym:
Athanasianism (the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father)
Derivation:
arianist (an adherent of Arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God))
