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Arianism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛəɹɪənɪzəm/
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 R IY0 AH0 N IH2 Z AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Christological doctrine, condemned as heretical by the First Council of Nicaea, which holds that Jesus was created by God, rather than being God himself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: Athanasianism

Broader terms: heresy, unorthodoxy, theological doctrine

History

Etymology

Eponym from its chief proponent Arius, a priest in Alexandria circa 323 CE: Arian + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الْآرِيُوسِيَّة (al-ʔāriyūsiyya) — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Bulgarian: арианство (arianstvo) — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Cantonese: 阿里烏派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿里烏主義 /阿里乌主义 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿里烏教派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞略教派 /亚略教派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞略派 /亚略派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞略主義 /亚略主义 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿利烏斯教派 /阿利乌斯教派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿利烏斯派 /阿利乌斯派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿利烏斯主義 /阿利乌斯主义 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞流教派 /亚流教派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞流派 /亚流派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞流主義 /亚流主义 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Wu Chinese: 阿利烏教派 /阿利乌教派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Wu Chinese: 阿利烏派 /阿利乌派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Wu Chinese: 阿利烏主義 /阿利乌主义 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Estonian: arianism — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Estonian: ariaanlus — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Finnish: arianismi — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Finnish: areiolaisuus — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • French: arianisme — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • German: Arianismus — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Greek: αρειανισμός (areianismós) — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Ancient Greek: Ἀρειανισμός (Areianismós) — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Hungarian: arianizmus — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Indonesian: Arianisme — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Italian: arianesimo — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Japanese: アリウス派 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Japanese: アリウス主義 — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Latin: Arīānismus — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Polish: arianizm — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Polish: antytrynitaryzm — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Polish: ariaństwo — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Portuguese: arianisimo — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Russian: ариа́нство (ariánstvo) — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Spanish: arrianismo — nontrinitarian Christian teaching
  • Swedish: arianism — nontrinitarian Christian teaching