Arianism
/ˈɛəɹɪənɪzəm/noun
Arianism is spelled A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M: 8 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Arianism means “A Christological doctrine, condemned as heretical by the First Council of Nicaea, which holds that Jesus was created by God, rather than being God…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Arianism?
| Letters | 8: A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Arianism?
Arianism appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Arianism?
- /ˈɛəɹɪənɪzəm/
Arianism has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Arianism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Christological doctrine, condemned as heretical by the First Council of Nicaea, which holds that Jesus was created by God, rather than being God himself.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arianism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense nontrinitarian Christian teaching:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arianisme |
| German | Arianismus |
| Portuguese | arianisimo |
| Spanish | arrianismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Arianism come from?
Eponym from its chief proponent Arius, a priest in Alexandria circa 323 CE: Arian + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).