1. Arius - Noun
2. Arius - Proper noun
type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)
Source: WordNetAfter the lapse of three years, he succeeded in regaining the imperial favor by convincing Constantine that Arius and his views do not conflict with the proclaimed Nicene Creed. Source: Internet
Arius SPCK (2nd edn, 2001) p.95ff & pp.247ff) taught that the Father existed prior to the Son who was not, by nature, God but rather a changeable creature who was granted the dignity of becoming "Son of God". Source: Internet
Arius emphasized the supremacy and uniqueness of God the Father, meaning that the Father alone is almighty and infinite, and that therefore the Father's divinity must be greater than the Son's. Source: Internet
And Arius argued that everything else was created through the Son. Source: Internet
Arius and his sympathizers, e.g. Eusebius of Nicomedia were admitted back into the church after ostensibly accepting the Nicene creed. Source: Internet
Arius SCM (2nd Edn 2001) pp. 69-70 The large number of secondary divergences from the text of the creed produced by Eusebius make it unlikely that it was used as a starting–point by those who drafted the conciliar creed. Source: Internet