#apolinar
- Apollonian — Pertaining to or relating to the god Apollo in Greco-Roman mythology; instituted in honor of Apollo. In philosophy of culture and modern aesthetics (specifically theorized by Nietzsche), the term describes an attitude characterized by harmony, order, balance, rational clarity, and structural measure, standing in direct opposition to the Dionysian spirit based on ecstasy, passion, and chaos.
- Apollinaris — The name borne by several historical Christian figures of Late Antiquity, the most prominent being Apollinaris the Younger, bishop of Laodicea (4th century), author of a controversial christological doctrine officially condemned as a heresy by the Church. This Syrian theologian and polymath sustained a radical theory regarding the union of natures in Christ, triggering intense dogmatic debates that shaped early patristics.
- Apollinarianism — A 4th-century christological heresy, initiated by Apollinaris of Laodicea, which asserted that Jesus Christ possessed a human body and a lower soul, but that the human rational mind (nous) was completely replaced by the divine Logos. This doctrine diminished the full humanity of the Savior and was officially condemned at the Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople (381) to preserve the dogma of the two full natures.
- Apollonian — Pertaining to or relating to the god Apollo in Greco-Roman mythology; characterized by harmony, balance, rational clarity, measure, and formal perfection. In philosophy of culture (essentially theorized by Friedrich Nietzsche), the term describes the tendency toward order, the logic of individualization, and plastic structural beauty, serving as the perfect antonym to the Dionysian spirit based on ecstasy, chaos, and mystical fusion.