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filioque Meaning
filioque (n.)
The Latin for, and from the Son, equivalent to et filio, inserted by the third council of Toledo (a. d. 589) in the clause qui ex Patre procedit (who proceedeth from the Father) of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (a. d. 381), which makes a creed state that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son as well as from the Father. Hence, the doctrine itself (not admitted by the Eastern Church).
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The Latin for, and from the Son, equivalent to et filio, inserted by the third council of Toledo (a. d. 589) in the clause qui ex Patre procedit (who proceedeth
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The Latin phrase "Filioque" means "and from the Son" and refers to the procession of the Holy Spirit from both the Father and the Son.
The addition of the word "Filioque" to the Nicene Creed in the 8th century was controversial and eventually led to the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches.
The Eastern Orthodox Church believes that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father alone, while the Roman Catholic Church and most Protestant churches believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son.
The doctrine of the Filioque is based on passages in the New Testament that suggest that the Holy Spirit is sent by both the Father and the Son.
