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ATHANASIANISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Athanasianism mean?
• ATHANASIANISM (noun)
The noun ATHANASIANISM has 1 sense:
1. the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father
Familiarity information: ATHANASIANISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Athanasianism" is a kind of...):
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
Antonym:
Arianism (heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son)
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