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Arian
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-arian arian
English
Etymology 1
From en la-lat Arianus, from la-lat Arius + la -ānus -an: forming adjectives, from en grc Ἄρειος, from grc ἄρειος Arean, warlike, from grc Ἄρης Ares + grc -ιος -y: forming adjectives. Cf. en Arean.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛəɹi.ən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Arian.wav Southern England
en ɛəɹiən 3
en Aryan Arrian Arean Arion<q:one pronunciation>
Noun
en Christianity historical A supporter of the Cyrenaic monk Arius and his faction in the 4th-century Church.
XXIII II The Arians celebrated the virtue of their pious confessor; the Catholics ambitiously claimed his alliance; and the Pagans, who might be susceptible of shame or remorse, were deterred from the repetition of such unavailing cruelty.
en Christianity A believer of Arianism, particularly en historical the official Arian churches lasting to the 7th century.
en Christianity inexact usually _ pejorative en unitarian, any Christian who denies the Trinity.
en Christianity inexact pejorative dated en heretic, any Christian differing from any of the beliefs of the speaker.
Translations
believer of Arian Christianity
Catalan: ca arià m, ca arrià m
Finnish: fi areiolainen
French: fr arien m
German: de Arianer m, de Arianerin f
Italian: used of both Arians and Aryans it ariano
Norwegian: no arianer
Polish: pl arianin, pl arianka f
Portuguese: pt ariano m
Russian: ru ариа́нин m, ru ариа́нка f
Spanish: es ariano m
Swedish: sv arian c
Tagalog: tl Aryano, tl Ariano
Adjective
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en adjective en Christianity Of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.
XXV II The highways of the East were crowded with Homoousian, and Arian, and Semi-Arian, and Eunomian bishops, who struggled to outstrip each other in the holy race: the apartments of the palace resounded with their clamors; and the ears of the prince were assaulted, and perhaps astonished, by the singular mixture of metaphysical argument and passionate invective.
en w:Ross Douthat Will Pope Francis Break the Church? The Atlantic 2015-04-19 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/05/will-pope-francis-break-the-church/389516/ 2151-9463 He flirts with the Arian heresy, which doubted Jesus’s full divinity, and he embraces Quaker-style religious pacifism, arguing that just-war theory is out of date in an age of nuclear arms and total war.
Translations
pertaining to Arianism
Bulgarian: bg ариански m
Catalan: ca arià, ca arrià
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿里烏教派的 Ālǐwū jiàopài de
Finnish: fi areiolainen
French: fr arien
German: de arianisch
Greek: el αρειανός
Italian: it ariano used both for Aryan and Arian
Japanese: ja アリウス派の Ariusu-ha no
Korean: ko ^아리우스파-의
Old English: ang Arianisċ
Polish: pl ariański
Portuguese: pt ariano
Russian: ru ариа́нский
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh аријански
Latin: sh arijanski
Spanish: es ariano
Swedish: sv ariansk
Etymology 2
From en Aries -ian, from en la aries ram.
Noun
en astrology en Aries, a person born under the influence of Aries.
Adjective
en astrology Of or related to Aries, its nature, and its influence.
en 1917 Herbert T. Waite Compendium of Natal Astrology and Universal Ephemeris 39 The Arian nature is to create the idea...
Synonyms
en Arietian
Etymology 3
Noun
en Aryan.
Etymology 4
From en la Arianus, from la Aria + la -anus -an. Equivalent to en Aria an.
Adjective
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en chiefly _ historical Of or related to Aria, the region around Herat in Afghanistan, particularly in the context of its ancient history.
Alternative forms
Areian
Anagrams
en aainr Iraan Raina Riaan aiRNA airan airna naira
en eponyms
en People
Albanian
Proper noun
m
sq male
Declension