Arianism
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Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arian Christianity | 64 |
| Arianism canonical | 58 |
| Arian controversy | 4 |
| Arian Christology | 3 |
| Arian Christianity (early period) | 2 |
| Anomoean Arianism | 1 |
| Arian Christianity (probable) | 1 |
| Arian episcopate | 1 |
| Pneumatomachianism | 1 |
| Subordinationism | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35127 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arianism Context triple: [Trinity, contrastedWith, Arianism]
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A.
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
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B.
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
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C.
Apostles’ Creed
The Apostles’ Creed is an early and widely used statement of Christian faith that succinctly summarizes core doctrines about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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E.
Calvinism
Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
- 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: Arianism Target entity description: Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
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A.
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
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B.
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
The Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed is a Western-added phrase asserting that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son, which became a major theological and ecclesiastical point of contention between Eastern and Western Christianity.
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C.
Apostles’ Creed
The Apostles’ Creed is an early and widely used statement of Christian faith that succinctly summarizes core doctrines about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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E.
Calvinism
Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological doctrine
ⓘ
heresy in mainstream Christianity ⓘ nontrinitarian Christology ⓘ |
| affirmsDoctrine | monotheism of the Father alone as true God ⓘ |
| condemnedByCouncil |
First Council of Constantinople
ⓘ
First Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| condemnedInYear |
325
ⓘ
381 ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Nicene Christianity
ⓘ
Trinitarianism ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
Christ is a created being
ⓘ
the Son is not co-eternal with the Father ⓘ the Son is not consubstantial with the Father ⓘ the Son is subordinate to God the Father ⓘ |
| definedBy | Nicene Creed as heresy ⓘ |
| deniesDoctrine |
Trinity as defined by Nicene Christianity
ⓘ
consubstantiality of Father and Son ⓘ |
| historicalDebate | Arian controversy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gothic Christianity
ⓘ
Lombard Christianity ⓘ Vandal kingdom religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier subordinationist theologies ⓘ |
| languageOfDebate | Greek ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arius ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Alexander of Alexandria
ⓘ
Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ Church Fathers ⓘ
surface form:
Cappadocian Fathers
|
| originatedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| originatedInRegion | Alexandria ⓘ |
| originatedWith |
Arius
ⓘ
surface form:
Arius of Alexandria
|
| peakInfluenceCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentsDoctrine | homoousios of Father and Son ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
First Council of Nicaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Homoiousios vs homoousios controversy
Nontrinitarianism ⓘ Arianism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Subordinationism
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalEmphasis |
John 14:28
ⓘ
Wisdom Literature ⓘ
surface form:
Proverbs 8:22
|
| statusInCatholicChurch | formally condemned heresy ⓘ |
| statusInEasternOrthodoxy | formally condemned heresy ⓘ |
| statusInMainlineProtestantism | rejected doctrine ⓘ |
| viewOfChrist |
highest of created beings
ⓘ
inferior in divinity to the Father ⓘ pre-existent but created Logos ⓘ |
| viewOfGod | Father alone is unbegotten and without origin ⓘ |
| viewOfHolySpirit | not equal in divinity to the Father ⓘ |
| viewOfSonNature | mutable by nature though upheld by God ⓘ |
| viewOfSonOrigin | the Son had a beginning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arianism Description of subject: Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christian doctrine that teaches Christ is a created being subordinate to God the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
Referenced by (136)
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Arian Christianity
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Arian Christianity
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Arian Christianity
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Arian Christianity
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Arian Christianity
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Arian Christianity (early period)
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Arian Christianity
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Anomoean Arianism