Definitions for "Arius"
Arianism TH Fourth-Century bishop who advocated a view of Christ rejected by the Council of Nicea. Arius believed Jesus to be a created being, a lesser "god," who acted as mediator between the Ineffable Creator God and His creation. Influenced by an extreme application of Platonic thought, Arius taught that not even the Son could know the Father perfectly. The Son was a created being - in words attributed to Arius: "There was a time when He [the Son] was not." While Arianism was condemned as heretical by the Council of Nicea, Arius' followers continued to promote his Christological view for many years. Some modern sects, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, hold many of the same beliefs about Jesus Christ, and are often termed "Arian," though there are significant differences as well.
Presbyter of the Church in Alexandria, he held that Jesus Christ existed before all other things in Creation, but that God created Jesus Christ. The Church held that the Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, in the Divine Logos, was of one substance with God the Father. Esoterics who claim that Arius, just like themselves, believed that Jesus was only human, do not do credit to the actual convictions of Arius.
(270-336) Heretic. An Alexandrian Ascetic taught that the son of God was not eternal, but had been created by the Father from nothing.
Keywords:  ariidae, catfishes, genus, sea, type
type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes