Arian
- adjective
- /ˈɛəriən/
- Specialized
:
ariano
- While Philostorgius clearly had a unique perspective on the events of the Roman Empire, this dichotomy between a history of the Christian church and a history of an Arian/Eunomian church presents several problems.
Examples
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The Arian teachings sparked significant theological conflicts within early Christianity.
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The Franks, converted to orthodox Christianity, warred against the Arian Visigoths, who felt their empire threatened: "Hence, in Spain, a war for national independence became also a war for national religion, and an intimate alliance was formed between the Arian kings and the Arian clergy" (2:8).
Academic text (2004) -
Yet, while having set forth a case for both a national church and for legitimate dissent from it, from later writings it is clear that Freke, despite his Arian beliefs, chose to remain an active member of the Church of England.
Academic text (2018) -
That ill-minded Philostorgius associates himself in his book with this Leontius as a sharer in his Arian perversity.
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Many of the Danes of this time were actually Christians, albeit Arian or Orthodox Christians, so they could have gathered information about the festivities when visiting the monastery.
Blog text (25) -
During the early church period, many debates arose regarding the Arian views on the nature of Christ.
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Several historical documents discuss the influence of Arianism on Christian doctrine.
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Etymology
Arian comes from the name Arius, an early Christian priest whose teaching said Jesus was not fully God. That is why the word 'Arian' describes ideas connected to him and his followers.
