Homoian creed
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The Homoian creed was a 4th-century Christian theological formula associated with Arianism that affirmed the Son was “like” the Father without specifying a shared substance, and was promoted by several pro-Arian bishops in the Eastern Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homoian creed canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13391899 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homoian creed Context triple: [Eudoxius of Antioch, supportedCreed, Homoian creed]
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Religion of Humanity
Religion of Humanity is a secular, positivist faith system devised by Auguste Comte that venerates humanity and human progress in place of a traditional deity.
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Credo
Credo is the central profession-of-faith section of the Mass in B minor, where the chorus proclaims the core tenets of Christian belief.
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Credo
Credo is a 2011 synth-pop studio album by British band The Human League, marking their return to recording after a decade-long hiatus.
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Das Wesen der Religion
Das Wesen der Religion is a philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that critically analyzes religion by interpreting it as a human projection of its own nature and ideals.
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E.
Living with the Gods
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homoian creed Target entity description: The Homoian creed was a 4th-century Christian theological formula associated with Arianism that affirmed the Son was “like” the Father without specifying a shared substance, and was promoted by several pro-Arian bishops in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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A.
Religion of Humanity
Religion of Humanity is a secular, positivist faith system devised by Auguste Comte that venerates humanity and human progress in place of a traditional deity.
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B.
Credo
Credo is the central profession-of-faith section of the Mass in B minor, where the chorus proclaims the core tenets of Christian belief.
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C.
Credo
Credo is a 2011 synth-pop studio album by British band The Human League, marking their return to recording after a decade-long hiatus.
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D.
Das Wesen der Religion
Das Wesen der Religion is a philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that critically analyzes religion by interpreting it as a human projection of its own nature and ideals.
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E.
Living with the Gods
Living with the Gods is a cultural history book (and related BBC radio series) by Neil MacGregor that explores how religious beliefs and rituals have shaped human societies across time and place.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Christian creed
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Christian theological formula ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide compromise formula in Trinitarian debates ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastern Roman Empire
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linked to:
Byzantine Empire
pro-Arian bishops ⓘ |
| avoids | philosophical terminology about divine essence ⓘ |
| category |
Non-Nicene creed
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Subordinationist Christology ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| christologicalPosition | the Son is like the Father ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Homoiousian theology
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Homoousian theology ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus | relationship between God the Father and God the Son ⓘ |
| emphasizes | likeness of the Son to the Father without reference to substance ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
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| historicalContext | Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent non-Nicene theological positions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Arian formulations ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| opposes | Nicene homoousios doctrine ⓘ |
| rejects |
metaphysical speculation about divine substance
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specification of shared substance between Father and Son ⓘ use of the term homoousios ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Arian controversy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalAppeal | likeness language drawn from Scripture ⓘ |
| teaches | the Son is like the Father according to the Scriptures ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Arianism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy | Eastern bishops sympathetic to Arianism ⓘ |
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Subject: Homoian creed Description of subject: The Homoian creed was a 4th-century Christian theological formula associated with Arianism that affirmed the Son was “like” the Father without specifying a shared substance, and was promoted by several pro-Arian bishops in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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