English Explanatory Dictionary

Arian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supporter of the Cyrenaic monk Arius and his faction in the 4th-century Church.
  2. A believer of Arianism, particularly (historical) the official Arian churches lasting to the 7th century.
  3. Synonym of unitarian, any Christian who denies the Trinity.
  4. Synonym of heretic, any Christian differing from any of the beliefs of the speaker.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.
noun
  1. Synonym of Aries, a person born under the influence of Aries.
adj
  1. Of or related to Aries, its nature, and its influence.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of Aryan.
adj
  1. Of or related to Aria, the region around Herat in Afghanistan, particularly in the context of its ancient history.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛəɹi.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Arian.wav

Word forms

Arian Arians more Arian most Arian Areian

Etymology

From Late Latin Arianus, from Arius + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from ἄρειος (áreios, “Arean, warlike”), from Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming adjectives”). Cf. Arean.

Synonyms

unitarian any Christian who denies the Trinity heretic any Christian differing from any of the beliefs of the speaker Aries Arietian

Translations

Catalan: arià Catalan: arrià Finnish: areiolainen French: arien German: Arianer German: Arianerin Norwegian: arianer Polish: arianin Polish: arianka Portuguese: ariano Russian: ариа́нин Russian: ариа́нка Spanish: ariano Swedish: arian Tagalog: Aryano Tagalog: Ariano
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