Pneumatomachianism
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Pneumatomachianism was a 4th-century Christian heresy that denied or diminished the divinity and personhood of the Holy Spirit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pneumatomachianism canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pneumatomachianism Context triple: [Canon 1, condemns, Pneumatomachianism]
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A.
Sabellianism
Sabellianism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological doctrine that identifies the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or aspects of one divine person rather than three distinct persons.
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B.
Docetism
Docetism is an early Christian heresy that claimed Christ only seemed to have a physical body and to suffer, denying the true humanity of Jesus.
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C.
Valentinianism
Valentinianism was a prominent 2nd-century Christian Gnostic movement, founded by Valentinus, that taught a complex cosmology of emanations and salvation through esoteric knowledge.
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D.
Montanism
Montanism was an early Christian prophetic movement of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, known for its rigorous moral demands, emphasis on new revelations from the Holy Spirit, and association with the theologian Tertullian.
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E.
Epiclesis
Epiclesis is the part of the Christian Eucharistic prayer in which the Holy Spirit is invoked to consecrate the bread and wine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pneumatomachianism Target entity description: Pneumatomachianism was a 4th-century Christian heresy that denied or diminished the divinity and personhood of the Holy Spirit.
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A.
Sabellianism
Sabellianism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological doctrine that identifies the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or aspects of one divine person rather than three distinct persons.
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B.
Docetism
Docetism is an early Christian heresy that claimed Christ only seemed to have a physical body and to suffer, denying the true humanity of Jesus.
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C.
Valentinianism
Valentinianism was a prominent 2nd-century Christian Gnostic movement, founded by Valentinus, that taught a complex cosmology of emanations and salvation through esoteric knowledge.
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D.
Montanism
Montanism was an early Christian prophetic movement of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, known for its rigorous moral demands, emphasis on new revelations from the Holy Spirit, and association with the theologian Tertullian.
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E.
Epiclesis
Epiclesis is the part of the Christian Eucharistic prayer in which the Holy Spirit is invoked to consecrate the bread and wine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Christian theological movement
ⓘ
Christian heresy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Macedonianism
ⓘ
Spirit-fighters ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Macedonius I of Constantinople ⓘ |
| category |
Fourth-century Christian controversy
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Trinitarian heresy ⓘ |
| condemnationDate | 381 ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | First Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| consideredHeresyBy |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Nicene Christianity ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
most Protestant traditions ⓘ |
| contradictedBy |
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicene Creed
|
| contradictsDoctrine | consubstantiality of the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son ⓘ |
| denies |
co-equality of the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son
ⓘ
co-eternity of the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son ⓘ full divinity of the Holy Spirit ⓘ full personhood of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| diminishes | status of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek ‘pneuma’ (spirit) and ‘machomai’ (to fight) ⓘ |
| focusesOn | pneumatology ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| historicalContext | post-Nicene Trinitarian controversies ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | prompted clarification of orthodox doctrine of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| inConflictWith | doctrine of the Trinity as three co-equal, co-eternal persons ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Arian debates about the Son ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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Basil of Caesarea ⓘ Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | Holy Spirit as ‘Lord and giver of life’ ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine | Nicene doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentsWroteIn | Greek ⓘ |
| regardsHolySpiritAs |
a creature
ⓘ
subordinate to the Father and the Son ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | ecumenical councils ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Arianism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| sharesWithArianism | subordinationist view of divine persons ⓘ |
| sourceType | historical theological movement ⓘ |
| status | defunct movement ⓘ |
| theologicalIssue |
Trinitarian doctrine
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nature of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| viewedHolySpiritAs | ministering power rather than divine person ⓘ |
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