English Explanatory Dictionary

Marcian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.
name
  1. A saint born in Cyrus who became an anchorite in Chalcis and died in 388.
  2. A minor fourth century Greek geographer from Heraclea (an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia).
  3. Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457, born 392.
  4. Son of Anthemius, grandson of the Emperor Marcian, who led an unsuccessful rebellion in 479.

Word forms

Marcian more Marcian most Marcian

Etymology

Compare Martian, martial.

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