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In4th-century Christianity, theAnomoeans[1]/ˌænəˈmiːənz/, also known asHeterousians/ˌhɛtərəˈjuːʒənz/,Aetians/eɪˈiːʃənz/, orEunomians/juːˈnoʊmiənz/, were asect that held to an extreme form ofArianism, claiming thatJesus was neither of the same nature (homoousian) asGod the Father nor even a similar nature to God the Father (homoiousian)—the latter being maintained by thesemi-Arians.[2]
The wordanomoean comes fromGreekἀ(ν)- (an-) 'not' andὅμοιος (homoios) 'similar', thus 'different; dissimilar'. In the 4th century, during the reign ofConstantius II, this was the name by which the followers ofAëtius andEunomius were described. The termheterousian derives fromGreekἑτεροούσιος,heterooúsios 'differing in substance' fromἕτερος,héteros 'another' andοὐσία,ousía 'substance, being'.
The semi-Arians condemned the Anomoeans in theCouncil of Seleucia, and the Anomoeans condemned the semi-Arians in their turn in the Councils ofConstantinople andAntioch; erasing the wordὅμοιος (homoios) from the formula ofRimini and that of Constantinople and protesting that the Word had not only a different substance but also a will different from that of the Father. From that, they were to be calledἀνόμοιοι (anomoioi).
In the 5th century, the Anomoean presbyterPhilostorgius wrote an Anomoean church history.[3]
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