Eunomius was
the leader of the extreme Arian party, flourishing c. a.d. 360. He maintained the absolute unlikeness of
the Son to the Father not only in substance but even in will.
Hence his party were called Anomœans (ανόμοιος,
unlike). In baptizing they also applied no water to the lower
part of the body, asserting that it was created by an evil spirit, thus
with Marcion recognizing the dual Principle. Theodoret, who is
the authority for this latter and some other charges against the
Eunomians, says, however, that he is speaking from hearsay, not of his
own knowledge. Hær. Fab. IV. 3.