English Explanatory Dictionary

Eudoxian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A follower of Eudoxius of Antioch (died in 370), patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
  2. A follower of Eudoxus of Cnidus (408–355 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician.
adj
  1. Of or relating to Eudoxius of Antioch
  2. Of or relating to Eudoxus of Cnidus.

Word forms

Eudoxian Eudoxians

Etymology

From Eudoxius + -an, from Ancient Greek Εὐδόξιος (Eudóxios), from εὐδοξία (eudoxía, “good judgment”), from εὖ (eû) + δόξα (dóxa).

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