hom(o)ousian

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hom(o)ousian (theol.) consubstantial. XVI. — late L. homoūsiānus, f. homoūsius — Gr. hom(o)- oúsios, f. homós SAME + ousíā ESSENCE; see -IAN. homoiousian of like substance. XVIII. — late L., f. Gr. homoioúsios, f. hómoios like.