Athanasian wench

English Etymology The first words of the Athanasian Creed are, in Latin, "Quicunque vult (salvus esse...)", "whoever wants to (be saved...)". Noun en archaic slang A sexually promiscuous or loose woman, willing to have sexual intercourse with anybody. ca 1980, Peter Klappert, Satan Who Is Most Noisy When He Whispers, published in Idiot Princess of the Last Dynasty. New York: Knopf in 1984 9780394513836: Of course I couldn't stop myself — for I was an Athanasian wench who said Quicunque vult and Amen to everything — stop myself from thinking                           What an ugly cock this Fridolin must have, some primitive weapon, an iguana-headed crude killing thing, a bulldog's kisser at the end of a pick handle. en 1901 Justin Huntly McCarthy If I were king 35 Villon gently cooled her impatience. "Hush, hush, my girl! There are many kinds of love, as you ought to know well enough. I am a rogue and a vagabond, no less, and so sometimes I love you and other such Athanasian wenches; Isabeau there and Jehanneton." Synonyms en Quicumque vult en People en eponyms