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Definition of Ousian

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Heteroousian
Heteroousian Het`er*o*ou`si*an, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? being, essence.] Having different essential qualities; of a different nature.
Heteroousian
Heteroousian Het`er*o*ou"si*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of those Arians who held that the Son was of a different substance from the Father.
Homoiousian
Homoiousian Ho`moi*ou"si*an, a. Of or pertaining to Homoiousians, or their belief.
Homoousian
Homoousian Ho`mo*ou"si*an, a. Of or pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they held.
Homoousian
Homoousian Ho`mo*ou"si*an, n. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? being, essence, substance.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian.
Monoousian
Monoousian Mon`o*ou"si*an, Monoousious Mon`o*ou"si*ous, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? being, substance, essence.] (Theil.) Having but one and the same nature or essence.
Tautoousian
Tautoousian Tau`to*ou"si*an, Tautoousious Tau`to*ou"si*ous, a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ? being, essence.] Having the same essence; being identically of the same nature. [R.] --Cudworth.

Meaning of Ousian from wikipedia

- gignṓskesthai phánai hupò toû agathoû pareînai, allà kaì tò eînaí te kaì tḕn ousían hup᾽ ekeínou autoîs proseînai, ouk ousías óntos toû agathoû, all᾽ éti epékeina...
- of father implies a son of like substance (homoiousios, or homoios kat ousian) Anathematisms are appended in which Anomoeanism is explicitly condemned...
- identical with the Father.”: 356  Homo-i-ousianism did not accept this notion.: 352–3  In Homo-i-ousianism, the Son is subordinate to the Father.: 355 ...
- within the Pleroma whose emanation is most recent), the morphōsis kat' ousian. Left alone in her suffering she has become endued with penitent mind (epistrophē)...
- Pythagoreanism on Plato. Expressions like "becoming to being" (génesis eis ousían) indicate Plato's engagement with the question of how to explain the connection...
- false teaching of Basil (of Ancyra) condemned at Ariminum.” (See, Homoi-ousianism) But Germinius defended his views in response to the criticism and wrote:...